Charles Kenneth Bankard
EDMONTON – Charles Kenneth Bankard, 90, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at his residence. The Frederick, MD, native was a U.S. Marine veteran having served 25 years, a farmer, a former bus driver for the Metcalf County School System, and a member of the DAV. He was the son of the late Earl Franklin Bankard and Loretta Gorsuch Bankard.
He is survived by his wife, Maxine Bankard, Edmonton; two sons, James Wesley Bruce and wife, Kathleen, Edmonton, and Charles Allen Bankard and wife, Susan Lynn, Peoria, Ill.; one daughter, Tammy Wren, Yuma, Ariz.; one brother, Richard C. Bankard, Westminster, MD; five grandchildren, Justin T. Bruce (Natalie), Rebecca Taylor (Alex), Megan Wren, Kenneth Allen Bankard (Abigail), and Jacob Scott Bankard; 14 great-grandchildren; and a granddaughter-in-law, Brittany Bruce.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua E. Bruce; a son-in-law, Dale Wren; two sisters, Margaret L. Egolf, and Mildred Cline; three brothers, Earl J. Bankard, George F. Bankard, and Ray D. Bankard.
A memorial graveside service and celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation was chosen, and Goad Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
