Two Columbus banks agree to merge

25 Years Ago June 11 - 17, 1998

Wesley Houser, Columbus State Bank president, announced that Columbus Bancshares, Inc., the parent of Columbus State Bank, and Commerce Bancshares, Inc. have agreed to merge.

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