Essie Jane Wilbanks

December 31, 1938 - July 15, 2014

Essie Jane Wilbanks, age 75, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Barfield Healthcare , Guntersville, AL. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 19, 2014, 3:00 pm, Grant Memorial Chapel with burial in New Prospect Cemetery, Bro Shirley Byrum officiating. Pallbearers are Joe Franks, Eddy Franks, Wayne Lyon, Johnathan Pendergrast, Ryan Walker, Jerry Pigg. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, July 19, 2014, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Jane is survived by her daughters, Arlene Pendergrast (John), Shirley Lyon; son, Ray Walker (Demetria); grandchildren, Kimberly Lyon, Wayne Lyon, Melita Walker, Ryan Walker, Katelyn Kowdis, Johnathan Pendergrast, Penny Pendergrast; great-grandchildren, Miley Walker, Owen Walker, Savannah Lyon, Wyatt Lyon; sisters, Shirley Franks (Joe), Cecil Ann Bryant (Homer), Frances Pigg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dorcie Wilbanks; daughter, Teresa Walker; parents, Bea & Coy Byram; brothers, Clinton Byram, Edward Byram, Paul Gene Byram; sister, Dessie Mae Byram.