Della Maurine (Haeber) Banks

Della Maurine “Be-Maw” (Haeber) Banks of Austwell, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the age of 94. She was born on April 4, 1930, in Tivoli, Texas, to the late Morris R. Haeber and Olga Minna Wilhelmine (Toppel) Haeber. She graduated as the salutatorian from Austwell-Tivoli High School in 1948.

She was married to Edwin Graham Banks of North Carolina on June 8, 1951. They made their home in Tivoli, Texas. Edwin died on January 2, 1996. They were married for 45 years until Edwin’s death.

Della was preceded in death by her husband Edwin, her son Calvin Neal Banks, and her grandchildren Christopher Clayton Banks and Kimberly Olga Embrey.

Della is survived by her children Benjamin Lee Banks, Nadine Banks Garner, and Pamela Banks Linberg, her grandchildren Tonya Ree (Banks) Wollard, Bradley Neal Banks, Amanda Joyce (Embrey) Griggs, Kelsey Jordan Linberg, and Eric Alexander Linberg, her great grandchildren Caitlyn Hope Griggs, Lathan Rayne Griggs, Tristan Neal Banks, Christopher Glenn Edwin Banks, Angela Renee Benoit, and Jace Claymore Rieman, and many, many nieces and nephews.

Della loved nature. She enjoyed fishing, hunting for Native American artifacts, beachcombing, wood working, whittling, putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing all kinds of games (especially winning), and listening to Willie Nelson music.

Della worked as a postal carrier in Tivoli, Texas, and the surrounding areas for fifteen years. She also served as an election judge in Refugio County for many years. She was beloved by all in communities of Austwell and Tivoli.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Refugio Elderly Services (which generously provided Della with Meals on Wheels for several years) at 361.526.5579 and/or Tivoli Cemetery Association c/o Etta Jean Wright at P.O. Box 329 in Tivoli, Texas, 77990.

Visitation will be held Monday, January 27, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM, at Richardson Colonial Funeral Home with burial following at Tivoli Cemetery. Pallbearers included Tonya Wollard, Amanda Griggs, Eric Linberg, Benjamin Daniel Heller, Catilyn Griggs, Lathan Griggs, John Peter Garner, and Gerad Adam Lenhart. Honorary pallbearers were Bradley Banks, Kelsey Linberg, Robert Dee Garner, Steven Earl Griggs, David Lee Wollard, and Brittney Celeste Banks.

Thoughts and memories may be shared at www.richardsoncolonial.com.