Ruth Steward Bankston, 82 of Gadsden, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 3, 2014, with family at her side. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Collier-Butler Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service. Rev. Michael Campbell will officiate. Burial will be at Crestwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Bankston was born in the community of Alexandria in Calhoun County and grew up in Albertville. A longtime resident of Etowah County, she took great pride in her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, James L. Bankston.
She is survived by her sons, Stephen (Beverly) Bankston of Hokes Bluff, Jimmy Bankston, and Bill Bankston both of Gadsden; daughters, Elizabeth (Jim) Villman of Houston, TX and Jean (Alex) Money of Tullahoma, TN; grandchildren, Brian Bankston, Dawn (Shane) Bunt, April (Randall) Barnard, Chad (Nicole) Bankston, Rebekah Bankston, Jeremy (Ellen) Money, and Drew Money; and great-grandchildren, Gracyn and Abi Bunt, Spencer and Isaac Barnard, Alyssa and Krimson Bankston, Forrest, Max and Naudia Money.
Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences may be made at www.collier-butler.com.
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