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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Thermon Larry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Charles Elwood Banks. Charles (son of William Franklin Banks, I and Rose Lee Johnson) was born on 27 May 1899 in Ward 7, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Jun 1977 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Ms Geary (80) graduated from William Penn High School of Harrisburg. She retired from Harrisburg Hospital and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was a member of Camp Curtin-Memorial Mitchell United Methodist Church where she served faithfully in the Kitchen Ministry. Reba loved cooking, particularly baking, crocheting and loved spending time and caring for her grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was the widow of John Geary and leaves to celebrate her life, her children Barbara Stewart of New York City and Robert Banks; her stepchildren Charles and Bonita Brown and Carol Totten; a special nephew, Ronald Banks; a sister, Naomi Ross; a devoted grandson Dashon Banks all of Harrisburg; 5 additional grandchildren and 5 gr-great grandchildren, and one gr-gr-grandchild. Family/Spouse: John M. Geary. John was born on 19 Jun 1907; died on 25 Jan 1987; was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Children: Wendell married Myrtle Angeline Finley on 11 Jan 1947 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Myrtle (daughter of Charles Augustus Finley, I and Edith Payton) was born on 14 Nov 1927 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Sep 1967 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Buried: Family/Spouse: Esterman Ross. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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Family/Spouse: Anna B Banks. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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