Brenda K. Banks

BRENDA K. BANKS BARNARDSVILLE – Brenda K. Banks, age 72 of Barnardsville, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Ms. Banks was born May 10, 1944 in Buncombe County to the late Gudger and Etta Webb Banks. Brenda was retired from Cheney-Bigelow. She was a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers, Cecil, Jerry, and Gene Banks; sister, Glenda Chapman. Surviving are her children, Marsha Clark of Asheville, James K. Yount, and Michael Yount, both of Barnardsville, and Melisa “Candi” Whitesides, of Ashland, VA; sister, Helen Boone; brother, Bruce Banks and wife Ann, all of Barnardsville; grandchildren, Shad Tesner, Vanessa Griffin, Jamie and Jessy Yount, Jazilyn Frazier, Wayne Whitesides; great grandchildren, Emily, Aaliyah, Amelia, Jaxon, Melanie, and Liam. Brenda’s funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2017, in the Chapel of West Funeral Home, 17 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville, with Reverend Mark Bullman officiating. Burial will be in Webb Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of James K. Yount, 345 Stoney Fork Rd., Barnardsville, NC 28709. Flowers are welcome and appreciated. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Henrico Doctor’s Hospital in Richmond, VA. For those who desire, condolences may be offered to the family under Ms. Banks’ obituary at www.WestFamilyFuneralServices.com.