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Billy "Jean" Schrader Bankhead

21 Feb 1929 – 30 Jan 2010

Birth	21 Feb 1929
Death	30 Jan 2010
Cemetery	Llano Cemetery Amarillo , Randall County , Texas , USA
Added by	Walter Dunn on 08 Aug 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47446768

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Jean Bankhead, 80, of Amarillo died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Kingswood United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Bankhead was born Feb. 21, 1929, in Santa Anna to Eddie and Jewell Schrader. She graduated from Santa Anna High School in 1946 and attended Tarleton State. She married Herbert Bankhead on May 21, 1949, in Valley Mills. They moved to Amarillo in 1968 from Borger. She was a talented artist and took pride in her yard and garden. Jean worked as a seamstress for Levis from 1970 until her retirement. To occupy her time after retiring, she went to work for Drug Emporium as a cashier. Jean and her husband loved to square dance. She was a member of Kingswood United Methodist Church and the Aldersgate Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert, on March 14, 2009. Survivors include a daughter, Pam Billington and husband Charlie of Austin; three sons, Edward Bankhead and wife Brenda of Austin and Bill Bankhead and wife Gaelyn and Bob Bankhead, all of Amarillo; two brothers, Darwin Schrader and wife Pat of Vernon and Garland Schrader and wife Mary of Yuba City, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Vanessa, Kevin, Tiffany, Tim, Brandi, Brittany, Brent, Jerrod and Adina; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2010

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Herbert W. Bankhead 1930–2009 FaG

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