Jody Noel Banks

Jody was born on December 19th, 1975 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Jody grew up along the river in Needles, California, which shaped her adventurous spirit and love for the outdoors. A graduate of Needles High School, class of 1994, she went on to earn her degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and later achieved a masters degree; an extraordinary accomplishment to be made while she was expecting her first child.

Jody built a career as a Certified Financial Planner and business owner; helping guide others in their lives with the same compassion she brought to all aspects of her life. Despite all of her accomplishments, her greatest joy was, without question, her children. Landon and Paige were her heart, her purpose, and her most proud achievement in life.

Jody lived to her fullest extent. She travelled whenever possible, paddle boarded on open water, hiked beautiful trails, and loved the animals in her life like family. She expressed love through food, creating meals full of love that nourished the soul. She found beauty and life in books and expressed the same beauty in the art she made. She was a woman of deep faith, inner strength, and genuine love.

Jody Banks was like no other, and will be deeply missed and forever loved.”