Obituary for Mr. Terrance Lamont Banks
TERRANCE LAMONT BANKS WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 12, 1985 TO JERRY HAYDEN AND TERRI LOUISE BANKS IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. TERRANCE DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH 9, 2021 IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA. PRECEDING HIM IN DEH WERE HIS MOTHER TERRI LOUISE BANKS, GRE GRANDPARENTS WILLARD TERRY AND NADINE VELMA TERRY. THROUGHOUT HIS FORMIVE YEARS, TERRANCE TENDED DALES ACADEMY, TROOST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN TUCKS ANNEX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- 1ST/2ND GRADE CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – 3RD/4TH/5TH GRADE KING MIDDLE 6TH/7TH GRADE ALLEN EDISON VILLAGE SCHOOL- 8TH GRADE DE LA SALLE – HIGH SCHOOL TERRANCE ALSO TENDED PENN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD, BECAUSE HIS MOTHER SUFFERED DEBILITING INJURIES FROM A CAR ACCIDENT TERRANCE WAS 2 YEARS OLD WHEN HIS GRANDMOTHER ZELMA LEE TERRY BANKS TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RAISING TERRANCE. TERRANCE WAS TAKEN TO CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL THE AGE OF 2 YEARS OLD. WHEN TERRANCE WAS 9 YEARS OLD, HE JOINED AND WAS BAPTIZED PALESTINE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST UNDER THE FOUNDER AND LEADERSHIP OF THE LE PASTOR EARL ABEL. HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE ANGEL CHOIR, THE GOSPELAIRES YOUTH CHOIRS, SUNDAY SCHOOL, ROYAL AMBASSADORS, DRAMA THEACTRICAL GUILD UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LE SAUNDRA JARRETT BEASLEY, ALONG WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER. TERRANCE ENJOYED SINGING, READING, BASKETBALL, AND TENDING THE CHURCH CAMP PALESTINE. DUE TO A WORKING SECOND PARENTING GRANDMOTHER PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN A CHILD’S LIFE AND ASSUMING THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A CHILD’S EDUCION, DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING TERRANCE WAS ENROLLED IN THE PALESTINE CHURCH DAY CARE THERE HE WAS TAUGHT BIBICAL TEACHINGS FROM THE BIBLE. HE, AND HIS BROTHER TRAVIS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS OUTREACH PROGRAM LEARNING ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE, GOING ON TRIPS TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MONUMENT IN DIAMOND MISSOURI, AND THE NIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN NICODEMUS KANSAS WHERE HE GOT A JUNIOR PARK RANGER BADGE. TERRANCE WANTED TO PERSUE A CAREER IN SINGING AS HE GOT OLDER SO HE JOINED A SINGING GROUP CALLED ROYALTY. TERRANCE WAS FACED WITH MULTIPLE SETBACKS IN HIS LIFE WITH DIFFICULT SITUIONS. ALTHOUGH GOD WAS HIS REFUGE AND STRENGTH, HE WAS WITH HIM, COVERED HIM, AND PROTECTED HIM. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD. I AM TRULY GREFUL TH TERRANCE HAD CHRIST IN HIS LIFE. THE BIBLE SAYS TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY THEY SHOULD GO AND WHEN THEY ARE OLD, THEY WON’T DEPART. ALTHOUGH HE DIED ALONE WITHOUT FAMILY, I KNOW MY GOD WAS BY HIS SIDE. WITH THE PROCESS IT TAKES TO DELIVER A LOVED ONE HOME FROM OUT OF STE WE CAN REJOICE LAST FOR HE IS HOME LAST! THANK GOD ALMIGHTY HE IS FREE LAST!! WITH YOUR MAGIC JOHNSON SMILE. WE WILL MISS YOU TERRANCE, BUT NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. WHEN WE ALL GET TO HEAVEN WE WILL SING AND SHOUT THE VICTORY!!! TERRANCE LEAVES TO MOURN HIS PASSING AND CHERISH HIS MEMORIES: DAUGHTER, NARIHA CRYSTAL-LYNN OF SOUTH DAKOTA, GRANDMOTHER; ZELMA LEE TERRY BANKS OF RAYMORE, MO; GRANDFHER; WILLIS FREDERICK BANKS (VIVIAN) OF KANSAS CITY, MO; BROTHER, TRAVIS BANKS OF OVERLAND PARK, KS; SISTERS TOYA BANKS OF OVERLAND PARK, KS; TANAY BANKS OF YAZOO, MS; AUNTS, TONI BANKS OF LAS VEGAS, NV; SERENA TERRY OF HOT SPRINGS, AR; MARLENE BANKS OF DALLAS, TX; WILLADINE JOHNSON OF KANSAS CITY, MO; LALA GILKEY OF KANSAS CITY, MO; UNCLES RODNEY TERRY, WILLARD TERRY JR. OF KANSAS CITY, MO; ERIC BANKS OF LAS VEGAS, NV; FREDERICK VINCENT BANKS AND TROY BANKS; COUSINS, LARRY SYLVESTER JOHNSON OF COLUMBIA, MO, LAMAR JOHNSON OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MO, TERA WILLIAMS, TIERRA JONES BOTH OF KANSAS CITY, MO, SIMON TERRY AND IRRISSA SPANN OF HOT SPRINGS, AR., TIA NADINE JOSHLIN OF LAS VEGAS, NV., AND A DEAR FRIEND MS. CHARLEE SCHUTT OF FAIRBANKS, AK AND A HOST OF OTHER RELIVES AND FRIENDS. Topic: Mr. Terrance Lamont Banks Funeral Service Time: Apr 3, 2021 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82338291552?pwd=UUo2OU9nK3dHMVF1My8xb00zcHdEdz09 Meeting ID: 823 3829 1552 Passcode: U20zj6
September 12, 1985
to
March 9, 2021
Visitation Details
Date and Time:
April 3, 2021 10:00 am
Location:
Elite Funeral Chapel
11525 Blue Ridge Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri 64134
Service Details
Date and Time:
March 4, 2021 12:00 am
Location:
Elite Funeral Chapel
11525 Blue Ridge Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri 64134
Interment Details
Interment Type:
CemeteryXII Ges Memorial Gardens
9500 E. BANNISTER RD. KC, MO. 64134
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