Alvin Ray Banks, 1919 - 1987
     Eleanor Maxine Thom, 1922 -
     
          Eleanor Banks was born May 12, 1922, at Peck, Kansas, to Hugo William
     and Stella Pearl (Moomau) Thom. She has one brother, Wayne Thom. She was
     baptized December 24, 1922, by Pastor H.J. Lloeppelweroh at Peck, Kansas.
     She was confirmed April 24, 1938, by Pastor P.G. Krause in St. John's
     Lutheran Church in Nashville, Kansas.
          Alvin Ray Banks was born January 25, 1919, at Maxey, Colorado, to 
     Arthur Ray and Cora Gladys (Ammann) Banks, the eldest of three children.
          Alvin Ray Banks and Eleanor Maxine Thom were married September 26, 1948,
     at her parents' home near Isabel, Kansas, by Pastor Herman Seyfert. Their 
     children are Alan Roger, born August 14, 1949 at Nashville Hospital,
     Nashville, Kansas; and Galen Gene, born December 25, 1951, at Medicine
     Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
          Ray was called to serve in the army during World War II from March
     1942 until October 1945. He was a farmer. He died January 8, 1987.
          Roger married Linda Gerant and they have three children: Kenny, Karen
     and Kevin. They live in Harper, Kansas. Galen married Carolyn Sharp and they
     have three children: Chad, Kyle and Gala. They live in Pratt, Kansas.
          Eleanor lives on the farm where she and Ray moved in May 1949. Her sons
     do the farming.
          Eleanor enjoys sewing and she cared for her mother until her death
     July 20, 1992.
                    
     Source: St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial, Nashville, KS. 1883 - 1983,
     pg. 23.
     Submitted by: Eleanor Maxine Banks