Grace attended and graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School. She worked for Healy Murphy and Sutton Paradise Funeral Home. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Peter Claver, and St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Grace was preceded in death by her husband Don Banks, father, Malcolm King, and mother, Ruth Ella Lara Franklin, and sister Antoinette Franklin.
She leaves to cherish her memory, brother Nathaniel Joseph Franklin, her niece Alexis Rose Franklin, paternal aunt, Althea Chotes, aunt, Genieve Lara (Edison Lara-uncle deceased), cousins, Cecelia Lara, Alysanne Lara Zaval, Valencia Lara Smith, Ralph Lara, and a host of other family and friends.
Services
Graveside Service: March 11, 2024 10:00 am - August 26, 2025 2:30 pm
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
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Grace Banks…
Sweet Grace Banks. Grace was a Godsend for me in my dire time of Need and Grief.
So very humble, selfless, and kind. May you receive your just reward in our FATHER’s
Kingdom. To Family, may GOD Comfort and Keep you. To GOD be the GLORY.