Chris always had a smile on her face.  She was one of those people whose energy lit up the entire  room. We are going to miss her good heartedness in our family.

Chris was my first friend when I moved to MO.   Working at South Country Cinema seems like such a lifetime ago.   I could write a novel on all our adventures.  So many precious memories.  
Chris was such a great person and friend.   Why God had to take her so soon, I’ll struggle to understand.   

We love Chris for so many reasons  She was a loving  wife of our son and the perfect mother for Gwen. She loved both of them so much.  She was more like a daughter  than a daughter-in-law.  She will always be in our hearts.

A child doesn’t have to be biologically yours for you to love them like your own. I am a lucky step-mom for sure to have had Chris as a daughter!

So many I don’t know where to start.  Pumpkin carving parties were always a great time.  

Halloween time will always remind me of pumpkin carving on the back patio at the Willbanks’ on Dale Ave.  
October 2006

Visitation - Wednesday

Funeral Service - Thursday

Scott Willbanks

Gwen Willbanks

Eileen Watkins

Alan Hogan

Lenita Hogan

Mike Watkins

Adam Hogan

Sarah Watkins

Laura Tyner

Beloved niece, aunt, cousin and friend to many.

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Chris Willbanks

November 26, 1967 – January 16, 2019

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