Earl Wade

Banks, Sr.

Earl Wade Banks, Sr., 75, of Thomasville, passed away on Friday - October 3, 2025. Funeral Services will be held at Whiddon Shiver Funeral Home on Monday - October 6, 2025 at 11:00 am with Rev. Steve Brooks officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00 am - 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel.

Earl was born on September 2, 1950 in Thomasville, GA, to the late William Earl Banks and Katherine Rayburn Banks. He was a graduate of Central High School - Class of 1969. He married Mary Sue Keith Banks on November 29, 1985, in Jesup, GA, who survives in Thomasville. He was a member of the United States Army and worked for the City of Thomasville as a Truck Driver. He attended First Newark Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by; a son, Earl Wade Banks, Jr. of Thomasville, his siblings, Judy Carroll (Steve) of Thomasville, Tyus Banks (Debbie) of Thomasville, and Doug Banks (Hollie) of Havana, FL, and a number of nieces & nephews.