Barbara Allen Banks, 81, passed away on June 22, 2026, in Paragould, Arkansas. She was born on December 1, 1944, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee.

Barbara was a faithful Baptist and a devoted member of Howard General Baptist Church, where she was active in the Women's Ministry in Quitman, Arkansas. She dedicated many years of service as a Certified Nursing Assistant with White River Rural Area Agency on Aging. Her faith was the foundation of her life, and those who knew her remember that she loved the Lord with all her heart.

She found great joy in spending time with her family, playing cards and games, watching movies, camping, fishing, hunting, tending her flower beds, observing wildlife, crocheting, traveling, and attending church.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Bryant King; her mother, Dovie Earline Martin; her husband, Milton Clyde James, Jr.; her husband, James T. Banks, Jr.; one daughter, Carlene Staggs; and her sister, Birdie Marie Wright.

Barbara is survived by her four children: Kim (Melinda) Staggs of Hayti, MO., Kelly Staggs of Poplar Bluff, MO., Jeffrey (Joy) James of Fulton, MO., and Monna Gray of Quitman, AR., eight grandchildren: Robert Shadis of Seattle, WA., Kayla Staggs of Franklin, TN., Kelsey (Justin) Smothers of Mountain Home, AR., Margaret (Koty) Ogden, Zackery (Kay) Brown of San Diego, CA., Briahna Kerr of Quitman, AR., Noah (Haley) Staggs of Franklin, TN., and Ashley (Caleb) Sudduth of Searcy, AR, five great grandchildren: Olivia Smothers, Declan Smothers, Celia Gibson, Jayden Blickenstaff, and Emma Sudduth, and a host of other family and friends.

Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. at the Temple Baptist Church in Caruthersville.  The visitation will be held from 12 until service time at the church.  Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Hayti.