Adele Lura Cannon Banks
October 19, 1923 ~ October 16, 2008
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Adele Lura Banks, 84, of 24-A Gatewood Rd., Asheville, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Grace Health Care Center.
A native of Haywood Co., Mrs. Banks was a daughter of the late James Leslie and Maude Jones Cannon. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Leroy Banks, Sr., who died in 1996; daughter, Ruby Sherlin; and seven brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Banks was a member of Woodland Terrace Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Clara Grindstaff, of Asheville; sons, Bill Banks and wife Renee, and Roy Banks, Jr. and wife Janette, all of Asheville; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service for Mrs. Banks will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Redmon Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Clark officiating.
Her family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. and at other times at the home of her son, Bill, 680 N. Louisiana Ave., Asheville, NC 28806.
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I Love You Granny.
Always will.
IN LOVING MEMORIES OF THE LOVE THAT YOU GAVE AND SHARED WITH ALL OF US.
The Love that was shared with everyone by my granny will always be remembered.Knowing her as my grandmother has made me a better person.
I dont remember one time in her life that she was ever a bad person.
Billy and Renee sorry to hear about your mom. She will be greatly missed. We will keep you in our prayers. We love you.
-Jason, Liz and girls
Dear Bill and siblings, So sorry to hear about Aunt Adele. I am praying for you all at this time. We know that your mom and my mom (Elsie Banks) are in heaven rejoicing, because they are reunited as kin. Love, Darlene Martz and family
I have been a part of the family for 17 years and if there is anyone that made me fill as one of her own it was granny.. She will be missed by everyone, she will always be a part of everyone she meat that is just how she touched you. we just have to remember that her work here is through but it will be carried on by the ones she touched in this life.. I love you granny …Love Roy,Tracy,Jessica,Jason and Jeffrey Grindstaff
DEAR CLARA, ROY, BILL AND FAMILY,
MY HEART WAS FILLED WITH SADNESS WHEN I LEARNED OF YOUR MOTHER’S PASSING. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
ADELE WAS TRULY A VIRTUOUS WOMAN AND HER LIFE WAS A TESTIMONY OF HER FAITH IN THE LORD. SHE LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND TOUCHED MORE LIVES THAN WE WILL EVER KNOW. SHE HAD SUCH A SWEET, GENTLE SOUL AND SHE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP SOMEONE IN NEED. LIKE A BEACON, HER MEMORY WILL SHINE ON WITHIN US, REMINDING US OF THE BLESSING SHE WAS IN OUR LIVES.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS TIME AND ALWAYS,
I LOVE YOU ALL
COUSIN, ROBIN (LUTHER) DAVIDSON & FAMILY
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERSARE WITH EVERYONE
i love you granny forever and ever until i die and see you inheaven and iwill allways think about you.
Even though i did not see nanny that much, I always thought about her. And when I did get to see her it made me very happy. I will never forget the words the last time i saw her. I love you to nanny.
I love and will miss my aunt Adel, she was a very important part of my young life and taught me to be a strong woman. I love her very much. Her memories will last with me until I join her and my mom in Heaven.
Dear Bill, Renee, Melissa and family,
We are so sorry for the loss of your mother and grandmother. We will be praying for your family. Think of all of the good times with your loved one and seeing her again.
Michael and Earlene Ball and Viola Tweed
We will miss Granny. She was a sweet and loving person that loved every body. it is hard to imagine her gone, but we are glad she is with Jesus & Mamaw Mae, Papaw Banks & Naomi and all her other brothers and sisters. Her mom and dad and so many who died before her. she lived a long time and made people happy that knew her. She was the kindest woman i know and is the reason we are who we are.
We love you Granny, when our time comes, we will come home too.
Until then, help Mamaw Mae watch over us.
Jon & Danny Grindstaff
I would like everyone to know that I really do love them and appreciate what they have done for my family. I’m not just talking about the ones that helped out or sent food & flowers… I am even talking about family that came and hung out with us and brought smiles to our faces, laughter to our ears and even the tissue for our tears.
We don’t know what we need, but somehow, someone comes through with it. And they may not even realize what they have done for us. If nothing else I feel the need to thank everyone for their time. Cause it seems that no one has much to spare these days.
But nothing goes un-noticed or un-appreciated. We love you all. Even the ones that only offer prayer. We never get too much of that.
Each one of us have struggled with this in our own way. And found comfort in many sources.
Thanks so much, everyone… You have been so great.
God Bless You and your kind heart.
Granny would be pleased with everything, she wasn’t very particular when it came to things like this.
I know she will be with me forever and I hope that she touched you in a way that will bring you closer to God and making sure to see her again by his side.
Make sure that Jesus is in your heart and you are ready at any time to join him.
No one is promised tomorrow, so pray hard & keep your faith in him strong so that you will be ready, as Granny was.
Love You Granny, Miss You So Much!
I have tried to be strong, but it is hard not to cry.
Its just hard to think that you are gone. Like I can still just drop in and see you.
We all wish we had came more often than we did;
we can’t change that now.
I just hope you knew that we still loved you and thought about you often.
Right up til the end… You knew all of us and told us that you loved us. And I am thankful for that. You are so beautiful & I imagine Heaven is much brighter since you arrived.
We missed you as we gathered in your memory, but still feel your presence.
Can’t help it, you have always been there for each of us.
No one could think of a single time you intentially hurt someone. I wish we could all say that about ourselves.
Love You Granny,
Rest & enjoy your reward. You have most definately earned it.
It was great to see everyone and I hope that somehow we can continue to keep in touch. I know we all say this, as each funneral goes by. But really it wouldn’t be that hard; for once a month or even twice a year! We have some really good cooks and even more really good eaters in the family.
Being her 1st grandchild I will miss her dearly. She directed me in the right way several times . She lived a good life taking care of everyone. We will miss her love : I LOVE YOU dearly granny!!