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Submitted: 9/26/21 • Approved: 9/26/21 • Last Updated: 9/29/21 • R459056-G0-S3
1905-1948
Forever Together
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Borger Grocery Store Owner, Former local Resident, Dies
James C. Wilbanks, about 43, Borger grocery store owner, died suddenly Saturday morning of a heart attack at his home in Borger.
Mr. Wilbanks was the son of Mrs. Sarah Wilbanks, 1908 Dixie drive, Lubbock.
Survivors in addition to his mother, include: his wife, a daughter, Ruth, and son, Charles, all of Borger; three sisters, Misses Nell and Catherine Wilbanks and Mrs. Dorothy Moore, all of Lubbock; two brothers, Osa of Lubbock and Byron of Houston.
Mr. Wilbanks formerly resided in Lubbock. He had been a resident of Borger for the past 25 years.
(Published in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) - 15 Feb 1948, Sun - Page 8)
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Corrol Wilbanks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1905
Birth Place: Smith, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Ruth Wilbanks
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Corrol Wilbanks Self (Head)
Ruth Wilbanks Wife
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James C. Wilbanks
Death Date: 14 Feb 1948
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 8181
Contributed on 9/26/21
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