of Fort Smith, AR
December 29, 1965 - September 16, 2024
Mark Bankston, 58, of Fort Smith passed from this life Monday, September 17, 2024 in Fort Smith. He was born December 29, 1965 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Emitt and Marlene Bankston. Mark served in the U.S. Army and loved spending time with his family.
Mark is survived by his parents; his wife of 10 years, Yvonne Dickinson; one son, Nathaniel Higginbotham; two daughters, Brittany Pogue and Katie Mitchell; one brother, Wayne Bankston; three sisters, Janie Bankston, Cindy Bankston and Erin Coughlin; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 1:00 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel, funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., internment will be in the Lamar Cemetery with Roller-Cox Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
We all will miss u Mark u was a great father-in-law I will miss our special bond we had and the inside jokes we had I love u mark
Rest in peace Mark
Mark, thank you for all your dedication to helping others. I learned a lot about you when we worked together. Your passion for your job, family and friends. You will be missed! Sir….
So sorry for your loss.
Mark was a great neighbor. He was always willing to help his neighbors any way he could. Plus he really kept his property up. I will miss him.
Dear Brother, the last thing you said to me was “Love you.” This was not the outcome any of us expected, but I will carry those words in my heart.
Yvonne, I am grateful for the years you had with my brother and the life you made together. I am so sorry.
Rest in peace, Mark.
Mark, we are deeply grateful for your years of dedicated service. Your hard work and commitment left a lasting impact on both your colleagues and the many friends you made here at Sutherlands. You will be greatly missed.
Gerry McEvoy
Sutherlands Team
Mark Bankston. You are going to be missed. You were a great friend and a great individual to work with. Godspeed to you and may God bless your family and continue to watch over them.
You will be missed, Mark. It was a pleasure working with you.
May his memories bring his family comfort. With deepest sympathy and condolences from your family to yours.
I will always love and miss this man. He was my father like figure. He was my step dad so I always called him my "stepped up dad".
I'm gonna miss seeing him at family gatherings he was the life of the party
The grand kids, Edward and I all loved you will miss you. You left with us with some great memories.
He was a good man. My condolences to the family.