Linda Marlow Bankston

1944-2024

Linda Marlow Bankston was born in the Lee County Hospital to the late R.C. Marlow and Evelyn Suits Marlow on September 15, 1944. She passed away at Troy Health & Rehabilitation Center on May 12, 2024. She was 79 years old.

Linda was born and lived her life in Opelika, Alabama. She called Beauregard her home and community for most of that time, moving there after marriage to her late husband, Oscar. She dearly loved her family, friends, and church community.

She worked in the Opelika area early in life and was a full-time mom. She began working for Auburn University at the College of Agriculture in the 1980s. She worked various positions within the AU System and had a long career in the Department of Agronomy and Soils where she was able to make an impact on many students who passed through her doors. She was a proud member of Providence Baptist Church in Opelika.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar L. Bankston, and her sister, Judy Marlow Helms, of Wetumpka, Alabama.

She is survived by her sister, Marion Strom of Loganville, Georgia; her children; sons, Michael Lee Bankston (Shannon) of Fairhope, Alabama, and Marcus Lee Bankston (Sheryl) of Greenville, South Carolina; daughter, Lara Lea Bankston Jones (Josh) of Eufaula, Alabama; grandchildren, Broughton Hunter Jones, Brackin Lee Bankston, Bankston Lee Jones, Evans Montgomery Bankston, Lara Caytlin Jones, Cameron Lee Bankston, and Gavin Paul Bankston.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary at Providence Baptist Church (East Campus). The funeral will follow at 2:00 p.m., with Dr. Rusty Sowell officiating. Interment will follow at Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika, Alabama.

The family would like to especially thank the Troy Health and Rehab team for their dedication and love to provided Mrs. Bankston in the final years. We are forever grateful for the support and care provided by this team.

Frederick-Dean Funeral Home is directing.