Commander Dwayne Banks, U.S. Navy Retired, 55, resident of Marston, Missouri, died Friday, November 14, 2025 while at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born December 30, 1969 in Lilbourn, Missouri to the late Andrew Banks and Glendell Timms Hamilton of Marston.
A visitation will be held Friday, November 28, 2025 at 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marston, Missouri. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 12:00 noon at New Madrid Baptist Church located at 1240 Scott Street in New Madrid, Missouri. Interment will immediately follow in Evergreen Cemetery in New Madrid with military honors. The Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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