Larry William Banks Sr., 69, of Pekin, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Unity Point Pekin Hospital in Pekin.
He was born on September 10, 1952 in Quincy, IL to Harold and Catherine (Russell) Banks. He married Brenda Adams on February 19, 1972 in Marquette Heights. She preceded him in death on December 26, 2013. His parents also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his three children, Larry William (Janis) Banks Jr of Pekin, Marci (Kevin) Crawford of North Carolina, and Angela (Dan) Griffin of Havana. Also surviving are seven grandchildren: Travis, Trevor, Dominick, Chaunice, Jaemes, Violette, and Scarlette; five great-grandchildren; three sisters: Kathy Brooks, Donna Banks, and Debbie Howard, and a sister-in-law, Karen Jenkins.
Larry served in the U.S. Army from 1971 until 1978 and worked for Lockheed, Boeing, Grumman and Caterpillar. He worked last as a Tool Designer with TriC Company before retiring in 2014. Larry enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, playing poker, restoring cars in his youth and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at 11 am on Friday, June 10, 2022 with visitation one hour prior to the service at Davison-Fulton Woolsey Funeral Home in Pekin. Burial will follow the service at Lakeview Cemetery in Pekin.
Memorials may be made to Veterans Helping Veterans, 1619 E. Resthaven Rd, Peoria, IL. Words of comfort can be shared with the family at www.davisonfultonwoolsey.com.
