Mrs. Charles Bankes died Tuesday afternoon in a hospital in Macomb, following an operation. She was taken to the hospital Monday for an emergency operation.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock at the U. B. church. Rev. W. R. Seitzinger, officiating.
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May L. McKinley, daughter of Richard and Hester McKinley, was born in Vermont township, Fulton county, April 21, 1881, and departed this life at the St. Francis hospital, Macomb, Ill., Dec. 9, 1930, aged 49 years, 7 months and 18 days.
She was united in marriage to Charles B. Bankes, Jan. 28, 1897. To this union six children were born: Angie, wife of Richard Guilliams of Ray, Ill., Roy Bankes of Macomb, Ada, wife of Vern McCormick of Astoria, Nile and Beulah at home and Kenneth, deceased.
Soon after her marriage she united with the Christian church at Rushville. But like many others in the busy rush of life she neglected the means of grace and drifted away from her Master. During her last sickness, however, she renewed her covenant and did much praying and had decided to unite with the U. B. church in Astoria where she had been with her family for some time, been attending Sunday school and church.
She was a good mother; of a jovial disposition and when affliction came she bore it with much patience. Her entire life has been spent in and near the neighborhood of Astoria.
She leaves to mourn her departure the husband, the above named children, nine grandchildren, one brother, John B. McKinley of Smithfield and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the United Brethren church, Thursday at 1:00 p.m., by the pastor, Rev. W. R. Seitzinger, assisted by Rev. C. A. Gruber of the Church of the Brethren and interment in the Union Chapel cemetery north of Astoria.
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