Don worked as a telephone lineman for 33 years. He was a WWII United States Army Veteran and was a member of the American Legion Post 64, and was a life-time member of the Elks where he enjoyed playing golf. An outdoorsman he enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Banks; a daughter, Donna Torrey and her husband Bob; four grandchildren, Erin (Paul) Ranney, Megan (Juan) Alvarado, Ashley (Jacob) Schmitt, and Zachary Torrey; and five great-grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Michael, Timothy, Aiden, and Lucy. He was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Banks.
A funeral service will be held Thursday at 2pm at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury. Interment will follow in Springhill Memory Gardens.
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