Wonderful grandparents to Martin (Tanya) Hall, Lisa (Rich) Carter, Marla (Steve) Wiedenmann, Beth (Tony) Mannella, and Justin (Kristie) Banks 13 great-grandchildren: Colby and Chloe Hall Sarah and Samantha Carter Zachary and Luke Wiedenmann Patrick and Miranda Mannella Tyler, Jonathan, Nicholas, Joshua and Alyssa Banks: 2 great-great granddaughters: Laudia Carter and Piper Jones.Įdna, his wife of 74 years passed away November 18, 2009, only three months prior to Lloyd. Lloyd and Edna were loving parents to son, Gary (Sandy) Banks of Seymour and daughter, Sherry (Richard) Johnson of Naples, FL.
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He enjoyed the Amish community and was a dependable driver for many years. When the Amish began coming into his former neighborhood, he offered his help and knowledge of the area. He and Edna were members of the Walnut Monroe Community Club and longtime Wayne County Farm Bureau members.Īlthough he really never retired, Lloyd and Edna moved to Sewal and then to the Corydon area. Lloyd was on the steering committee on the reorganization of the Seymour Community School as it reorganized in 1958 and served on the Research and Development of the Rathbun Lake project in it’s beginning through completion. He served many years on the Board of Directors of Federal Land Bank and was instrumental in seeing that many young farmers in the area were able to obtain loans to purchase farms. He sold ACCO seed corn and Madison Silos. During those years they increased the size of their farm considerably and continued to do custom farming. In 1941, they bought a farm in Wayne County, near Seymour and lived there until retirement in 1975. He had a natural knowledge of machinery and often told about the gasoline engines mounted on a frame with wheels called Doodlebugs, as tractors and trucks were not available during those times. During those years he did custom farming that included a thrashing crew and steam engines. They lived and farmed several farms in Appanoose County during the Great Depression years.
He met his wife, Edna Adamson, and they were married in August 28, 1935, and set up housekeeping near Cincinnati. He farmed and worked winters in the coalmines, along with his father, Joe, in the Centerville, Sunshine, Streepyville, and Numa area mines.
Beanie attended his 75th class reunion as the last surviving class member and he always enjoyed the CHS Alumni Banquets. He always denied knowing how the nickname was coined. Beanie Banks stuck with him his entire lifetime following his high school years. During his high school years Lloyd was nicknamed Beanie.
The family moved to the Cincinnati, Iowa, vicinity and Lloyd attended Cincinnati High School, graduating in 1931. His siblings were Henry, Marie, Irene, and Evelyn Banks. Lloyd was born to Joseph (Joe) and Edith (Salladay) Banks, on near Centerville, Iowa. Lloyd Merrill (Beanie) Banks, a long time resident of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, passed away Januat the Seymour Community Care Center in Seymour, Iowa.