Willa Mae Banks was born December 5, 1911 to George and Mary Battle in Guthrie, OK. She was the last of seven children. She attended Guthrie Public Schools. Willa joined Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Guthrie at an early age. Later in her life she met and married the Rev. Eddie Banks, Pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She was not only the First Lady of Mt. Olive along with husband she later became First Lady of Mt. Cannan and St. Peter Baptist Church. Rev. and Sister Banks raised four children together. In 1955, Willa Banks and family transitioned from Guthrie to the Dunjee Addition in Spencer, OK. She later joined St. Jame Baptist Church and was very active with WMU, Sunday School and Mobile Meals. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Eddie Banks, her parents, all of her siblings, one daughter, Ruby Lee Jackson, one son James Banks, one grandson, Larrick Hardeman, and her best friend, Juanita Ellis. Willa leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Eddie M. Banks and Carolyn Ray, both of Oklahoma City, OK. Seven grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren, eight great great grandchildren. One niece, two great nieces, and many cousins. A host of other relatives and many friends.