Robert Warren Banks
- Born: 18 Apr 1916
- Marriage: Hope Minter
- Died: 20 Jul 1959, Claytor Lake, Pulaski Co., VA at age 43
- Buried: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg (Montgomery County), VA
General Notes:
The July 24, 1959 Beckley Post-Herald (Beckley, WV) page 16 reports: Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Banks, of 200 N. Kanawha St. were in Blacksburg, VA Wednesday to attend the funeral of his nephew, Robert W. Banks, who was drowned in Claytor Lake, VA, Monday. Banks had been a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg and was employed at the Arsenal in Radford, VA. He drowned in an effort to save his son. Surviving are his wife, Hope Minter Banks, his son, and a daughter, all of Blacksburg.
From www.findagrave.com Robert Warren Banks Birth: April 18, 1916 Death: July 20, 1959 Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA
Robert married Hope Minter, daughter of Silas Respes Minter and Irma Winfred. (Hope Minter was born on 3 Sep 1918 in Montgomery Co., VA, died on 24 Sep 1996 in Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA and was buried in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.)
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