Betty Marie Banks

Betty Marie. Banks, 97, of Manhattan, Kansas, formerly of Brighton, Colorado, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023. She was the mother of Missy (Bob) Cox of Manhattan as well as two sons Ted (Connie) Banks, of Brighton, CO; Charlie (Lin) Banks, of Benbrook, TX and 5 grandchildren. An inurnment service will be June 8, 2023 at Ft. Logan Cemetery, in Denver. Memorials to: The Staff at Collins House, Meadowlark Hills, Manhattan, KS. Checks payable to: Meadowlark Hills, 2121 Meadowlark Rd., Manhattan, Kansas   66502.

Betty was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Abbie Jane (Dobbs) and Max Alexander Jump. While she was teaching in Topeka, she met her future husband Jerry Kirk Banks and they were married in Arkansas on November 17, 1953. Betty was a retired Special Education Teacher, graduating from the University of Central Arkansas with a masters in Special Education.  During the summers she would volunteer, along with friends, at Camp Hope.

Betty was a member of Brighton United Methodist Church Brighton, Colorado and a former member of Lakewood United Methodist, Lakewood, Colorado.  She was a Special Education in the Denver School District.

To send an email condolence visit, www.irvinparkview.com. Arrangement assistance with Carlson's Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home, Manhattan.