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Submitted: 10/29/20 • Approved: 10/30/20 • Last Updated: 11/2/20 • R1346942-G0-S3
FIRST LIEUTENANT US Army
World War II
Korea
January 16, 1924 - August 4, 2004
The Daily World (Helena, West Helena, AR)
Thursday, 5 August 2004
Funeral services for Bankston Waters, 80, of West Helena will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 at the West Helena United Methodist Church. The Rev. Rebecca Wiseman will officiate. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Barton.
Waters, born Jan. 16, 1924 in Barton, died Aug. 4, 2004 at his residence. He was owner of a mechanical contracting business, several motels and was a real estate developer.
He was a veteran of World War II and Korea, was a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner, former West Helena city council member, served as an Ark. State Police Commissioner under the late Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller for over 20 years, and was a Republican representative on the Phillips County Election Commission.
He leaves his wife, Maxine Funderburk Waters of West Helena; two sons Bankston Edmond Waters of Destin, Fla., and Ralph K. Waters of Memphis, Tenn., a daughter Mary Susan Childress of Little Rock; two step-sons, Ron Funderburk and S.L. Funderburk of Apoka, Fla., a sister Sara Warrick of West Helena, five grandchildren; two step grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ray Warrick, Mark Kirshner, Charles Waters, Henry King, Mike McCarty and Johnny Miller.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John Barrow, Bob Carpenter, Jim Hall, Eddie Schieffler, Bill Akers, Judge L.T. Sims, Arnell Willis, members of the West Helena Methodist Men's Club, members of the Wally Byam Razorback Club, and members of Cotton Pickin Good Sams Club.
Memorials may be made to the West Helena United Methodist Church.
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Annette Shaw
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