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Benny Bankston Obituary

Bankston, Benny G.

Jan 3, 2025

Benny G. Bankston, 87, Tulsa, OK, Teacher at Booker T. Washington, passed 01/03/2025. Service 1/14/2025, 1pm, First Baptist Church of Tulsa. Dillon Funeral Service, Sand Springs, OK.
Published by Tulsa World on Jan. 14, 2025.

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Tom Williams

January 18, 2025

I will miss Benny. We met when I did my student teaching at BTW many years ago, and enjoyed talking. Turned out we were related on my mother's side of the family. He will be missed. My best to Dorena.

Gerald Baehler

January 15, 2025

Benny was the first name I remember as a child. He was my first friend,

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14

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1:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Tulsa

OK

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Dillon Funeral Home At Woodland Memorial Pk

1200 N Cleveland Ave, Sand Springs, OK 74063

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