Bonham, Texas -- Funeral Services for Tommy Lee Bankston , 83, of Bonham, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Duplex Baptist Church under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Duplex Cemetery. Tommy passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

 Tommy was born November 27, 1939 in Duplex, Texas, the son of  Ray Bankston and Helen Bankston. He graduated from North Fannin High School in 1958 and married the love of his life Maurine Dale on August 14, 1965. Tommy and Maurine have two sons Mark and Justin Bankston. After retiring from TU Electric, Tom would make his round at all the cattle sales in the area, buying and selling cattle. He was a man of integrity, and his word was his bond.

Tom was the kind of man that if he told you he would do something, you could count on it to be done. He was the last of a dying breed putting family and hard work at the center of his life. He led by example and instilled this in his two sons.

Tom had a love for his land and his livestock. He was a one-of-a-kind man and will be missed dearly by all those who knew him.

Tommy is preceded in death by his brothers; Ray Bankston and Charles Bankston, sisters; Billie Jean Powell and Jerrie Marco.

Tommy is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years Maurine Bankston, sons; Justin Bankston and wife Nita, Mark Bankston and wife Ronda, grandchildren; Logan Bankston, Winston Bankston, Lani Bankston, Nerissa Lane and husband Jared, Brother-In-Law Jimmy Hardy, great grandchildren; Gabi and Avery.

Pallbearers will be Brian Hardy, Charlie Powell, Joe Lee Cloer, Jon Cooper, Johnny Bingham, and Michael Moody.

Honorary pallbearers will be Logan Bankston, Winston Bankston, Don Barnet, Jack Dossey, Tim Underwood, Jimmy Hardy, Steve Arthur, Jared Lane, and members of Men’s Sunday School Class Boyd Baptist.

The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Duplex Baptist Church.

Online guest register at www.wisefuneralhome.com