Shirley Banks

Four Oaks: Mrs. Shirley Hairr Banks, age 79, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at her residence.  Funeral Services will be held  2:00 PM Thursday, December 18, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Four Oaks.  Burial will follow in Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens.  Officiating will be Rev. John Norman. Shirley was born April 21, 1935 in Sampson County to the late Allen Gilbert & Rose Bass Hairr.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Elwood Eugene Banks & brothers, Arnold Hairr and Stanley Hairr.  Mrs. Banks was a retired title examiner with the North Carolina DMV.  After retirement, she was a volunteer with Johnston Memorial Hospital for 13 years where she served in the gift shop. Mrs. Banks was a  very active member of First Baptist Church of Four Oaks where she served in many capacities. Surviving include; sons and daughters-in-law;  Michael Eugene & Dianna Davis Banks of Clayton; Douglas Edward & Cecelia Godwin Banks of Taipei, Taiwan; grandchildren, Nicholas Banks, Katherine Banks, Meredith Banks, Allison Banks and Jacob Banks; sisters, Frankie Andrews of Calypso, Paulette Carter of Lake Waccamaw, Julie Medlin of Benson & Ellen Parker of Salemburg; Brothers, Charles Hairr of Oak Harbor, Washington, Homer Hairr of Salemburg,  & Joseph Hairr of Kinston; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends  6:00PM - 8:00PM Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks.   Flowers are welcomed, however, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 717, Four Oaks, NC 27524