Lena Jane Bankston, age 93, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 31, 2021.

Lena Jane was the only child of Daniel John and Lizzie Starks. She was born on March 2, 1928 in the house she lived in the last forty years in the Ranch Branch community. The Starks family bought the property in 1895.

As a child she rode her horse to the Ranch Branch School where Stella Gipson Polk was her teacher.

As an adult she loved working outside gardening, building fence, whatever it took to run the ranch. In her nineties-she was still mowing her yard, killing rattlesnakes, and trapping whatever varmint dared to get into her yard.

She said some of her best times and most fun was going to London Hall, dancing.

Lena Jane loved to brag on how large her family was.  There was over fifty in her immediate family.  She couldn't believe being an only child she would have such a large family. She loved having family come to visit and being able to cook for them. She was a great cook.

Lena Jane is survived by her daughter Kathy and husband Steve of Mason, two sons Danny and wife Tammie of Junction, and Curtis and wife Cindy of Gatesville, ten grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her parents Dan and Lizzie Starks and great grandson Blain Bankston.

Pallbearers will be Jason Bankston, Christopher Bankston, Kolten Bankston, Eric Robin, John Robin and Coy Smith.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Tim Marten, Brent Bankston, Jerry Don Bankston, Brandon Moneyhun, David Evans and Louis Evans.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 10 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Grit Cemetery.

Memorials in her honor may be made to the Grit Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family on-line at masonfuneralhome.net.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mason Funeral Home.