Wesley (Wes) Bruce Banks, 56, of Grenada, Mississippi, passed away at his home on May 4, after a brief illness. He was born on April 11, 1969 in Brunswick, Georgia, to John Wesley and Rose Childers Banks. Wes was a 1987 graduate of Greenwood (MS) High School and attended Delta State University where he met the love of his life Leslie Hardin of Tupelo, Mississippi. They married in 1992 and made their home in Grenada where they raised their three children Jacob, Taylor and Morgan. He was the CEO of Grenada Paper company.

Wes enjoyed deer hunting and was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and often traveled in the summer to St. Louis with friends and family to go to Cardinals games. He also was an Ole Miss sports fan and regularly attended football and baseball games. Wes also enjoyed playing the guitar, played in bands in college and had a love for music. He also looked forward to vacationing on the beach with his family each summer at Ft. Morgan, Alabama. He was known for his positive outlook on life and for his great sense of humor. He loved his family dearly and was a devoted husband to Leslie. He was a longtime member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada.

He is survived by his wife Leslie of 32 years and his three children, sons Jacob Russell Banks, Wesley Taylor (Haley) Banks both of Grenada and daughter Morgan Hope Banks of Oxford; his mother Rose Banks of Grenada and sister Cassie Banks Veasey of Oxford; mother-in-law Brenda Hardin of Tupelo; brother-in-law Tim (Alison)Wildmon of Tupelo; sister-in-law Renee (Mac) Davis of Tupelo; niece Wriley (Wil) Freeman of Tupelo; nephew Wesley (Chelsea) Wildmon of Tupelo and nephew Walker (Lexie) Wildmon of Tupelo; six great nephews and five great nieces.

Wes is preceded in death by his father John Banks; his father in-law Jim Hardin and brother in-law Russ Hardin.

Funeral services will be held at 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Dr. Brent Barker and Rev. Eugene Heimbach officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until the service time.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Banks, Taylor Banks, Wil Freeman, Tim Wildmon, Wesley Wildmon and Walker Wildmon.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the American Cancer Society or the American Family Association, P.O. Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS, 38803.