Dian Rose Banks

Dian Rose Banks was born in Oregon, Missouri on April 14, 1950 to Chester and Mary Ellen (Stull) Ott.

Dian graduated from Lafayette High School in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1968, and graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri in 1992.

She held a doctorate in psychology, and was employed as a social worker for the State of Missouri. She also worked for Catholic Charities and Preferred Family Healthcare.

Dian was a member of the Missouri Addiction Counselors Association. She was on the board of directors, and served as president for two years.

Dian passed away on her 70 ^th birthday, Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Oregon Care Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Stephanie Kay McElwee.

Survivors include her sons, Billy (Marsha) Banks of Liberty, Missouri, and Chester Lee Banks of St. Joseph, Missouri; grandchildren, Tyler Banks, Latisha Banks, Stormy McElwee, and Cole Smith; three great grandchildren; and siblings, Dwight (Shirley) Ott and Donna (David) Huffman, all of St. Joseph.

Family visitation: Sunday, August 16, 2020, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon. Private family inurnment: Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon, Missouri.