Helen Irene Banning was born November 21, 1924 in Norman, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Jessie (Burks) Todd. Helen worked in Assembly for Southwestern Bell and had attended the Southside Assembly of God Church. She was an accomplished gardner. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Orville Banning; son, Michael Larry Banning; son-in-law, Ray David Summers; grandson, Ray David Summers, Jr.; brothers, Melvin Dewayne Todd, Robert E. Todd, Jr. James Alvin Todd and Thomas Todd; sisters, Mary Alice Vaughn, Ruth Nadine Hames and Eulamae Todd Wade. She is survived by her daughter, Norma Lee Summers; grandchildren, Shawn Lee Summers, Michael Keith Banning and Kellie Dawn Banning Webb; great-grandchildren, Karina NIcole Martinez, Daniela Raquel Martinez, Colton Lee Summers, Hannah Banning and Jacob Banning; and many beloved nieces and nephews.