Mrs. Mary Ross Banks Dead in Washington (1910)

Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
16 September 1910
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MRS. MARY ROSS BANKS DEAD IN WASHINGTOM
Was Mother of J. Ross Bowdre, of Macon And made This City Her Home for Many Years -- Will Be Buried in Griffin, Ga.
Alderman J. Ross Bowdre yesterday received the sad news of the death in Washington, at 2:30 o'clock of his mother Mrs. Mary Ross Banks, after a short illness.

Mrs. Banks was the daughter of the late John B. Ross, at one time Macon's largest merchant and most prominent citizen, and sister of the late Major Wm Henry Ross. Her girlhood was spent in Macon, and there are many to remember her as one of the most popular of the younger set.

Her marriage to the late E. P. Bowdre was a most happy occasion, both having hosts of friends to whom the event was one of much congratulation.

Several years ago, after the death of Dr. Banks, her second husband, she moved to Washington, where she resided until her death. She was 64 years old, and a lady of rare attainments. She belonged to the regime of the old south, loving its traditions, and though her long residence in Washington brought her in contact with the people of every section, she was ever one of the sweet women of the old-time south.

Three sons survive her: J. Ross Bowdre, of Macon; Julian L. Bowdre, of Baltimore; and Horace C. Bowdre, of Prescott, Arizona. The remains will be brought to Macon, accompanied by her son Julian, for interment in Griffin.