Individual Details

Myra B Banks

(24 Mar 1869 - 23 Sep 1934)

Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, Monday, September 24, 1934, Page 10, Col. 3: Mrs. Myra Banks Brown. Marianna, Sept. 23---Mrs. Myra Banks Brown, aged 65, died at her home in Marianna this morning. She was born and reared in Lee county, the daughter of the late Charles Banks. She was the widow of James Penn Brown, a well known lawyer. Mrs. Brown was a charter member of the L'Anguile Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of the First Methodist church. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Daisy Banks Newbern; four daughters, Mrs. J. P. Pilkington, Mrs. Joy Hardaway, Mrs. John Ballamy, and Mrs. Davis Plummer and eight grandchildren, all of Marianna. Funeral services will be held at the home at 4:30 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Jefferson Sherman, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating.

Events

BirthAbt 1868
Birth24 Mar 1869Phillips Co., Arkansas
Marriage24 Mar 1887Lee Co., Arkansas - James Penn Brown
Residence1900Independence, Lee Co., Arkansas
Death23 Sep 1934Marianna, Lee Co., Arkansas
Alt nameMyra Tait Banks
Alt nameElmira Tait Myra Banks
Alt nameMira T Banks
BurialCedar Heights Cemeery, Marianna, Lee Co., Arkansas

Families

SpouseJames Penn Brown (1855 - 1899)
ChildMyrtie May Brown (1888 - 1935)
FatherCharles Henry Banks (1838 - )
MotherMurtice Freeman (1844 - )

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