Khloe Sue Bassett, infant, St. Joseph, Missouri died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
She was born March 26, 2013 to Daniel and Bethanie (Grinstead) Bassett.
She was preceded in death by her aunt, Mindy Bassett; grandfather, Larry Grinstead; several great-grandparents and other family members.
Survivors: parents; brother, Dylan Brian Bassett; grandparents, Danny and Amy Bassett and Belinda and Mike Kneib; aunt, Rebecca Bassett; and uncles, Callan and Bryson Kneib.
Visitation: The family will receive friends 10:45 A.M. to noon Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri, Friday September 6, 2013
Charleigh D. Bassett
FALLS CITY, Neb. – Charleigh Denyelle Bassett, infant, passed away September 4, 2013.
She was born to Kristy Bassett of Falls City and Patrick Uzzell of Kansas City, Kan., on September 4, 2013.
Survivors: parents; brother, Bryan Bassett; sister, Jolena Bassett; uncle, Tommy Bassett; grandparents; great-grandparents.
Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2013, St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 20th & Towle St., Falls City, NE.
Interment: Steele Cemetery, Falls City.
Arrangements: Dorr & Clark Funeral Home, Falls City.
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STATE - MONTANA
Billings Gazette, 29 Oct 2006
Roberta Jean Bassett
Roberta Jean Bassett, 84, of Billings, died Wednesday, oct. 25, 2006, at St. Vincent's Health Center. Born in Billings, on Sept. 24, 1922, to Arthur and Marguerite Garrigus. She attended Billings' schools and was in the first graduating class of Billings Senior High School. She worked at a local hospital with her best friend, Robbie Fritz. Roberta married Arron Daniel, to later divorce, and from that marriage two children were born: Judy and Larry. She later married Bill Bassett and from that marriage two children were born: Pat and Debbie. Roberta's life was full of kids. She worked at the Youth Center as a foster grandparent. She loved camping and playing cards with family and friends. Survivors include, children, Judy (Ron) Engle, Larry (RoAnne) McVay, Pat (Lyle) Warner, Debbie (Jeff) Sykes; grandchildren, Tanya, Kim, Katie, Becca, John, Kevin, Kari, Jennifer, Kristina; great-grandchildren, 13 and counting; canine companion, Buddy. Preceding her in death were Roberta's brother, father, mother and both husbands. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be sent to the "Foster Grandparent Program" or charity of choice. Smith West Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Helena Independent Record, 9 Feb 2008
Wilma Rosemary Shepherd Bassett (Picture Included)
Wilma Rosemary Shepherd Bassett was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Mary Francis (Mollie) Oxford Shepherd and Willard Samuel (Shep) Shepherd on April 12, 1919.
Willi, as she like to be called, passed quietly to her rest on Feb. 6, 2008. She had been a resident of the Masonic Home of Helena for nine wonderful years.
She is survived by her daughter, G. Rene Maloon (husband John), of Spokane, Wash.; son, Sean Dullea (wife Katie), of Sandpoint, Idaho; seven grandchildren, William McNeill of Columbia Falls, Fawn McNeill-Barr of Okeechobee, Fla., N. Asia Goins, of Spokane, Wash., Aaron Murrell, of New Port Richey, Fla., Ariana Turano, of Columbia, S.C., and Sunshine and Quinn Holly, of Sandpoint, Idaho; 10 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter. She is also survived by one sister, Leah Bennett of Kettle Falls, Wash.
Willi was a fine musician, beginning her professional career at the young age of 12. She formed her all-girls dance band while in Havre High School and was in much demand along the Hi-Line.
She attended the Cornish School of Music in Seattle, where she studied classical music and played honky-tonk and dance music at night to help pay for her tuition. She played and toured with big bands during the World War II. She played the piano and organ for a variety of supper clubs in Great Falls as well as other towns in Montana, finally settling down in Libby.
She played at the Caboose and later the MK Steakhouse in Libby. Her life was filled with music, and she gave generously the gift of music to all who took
the time to listen and enjoy.
She also wrote a column for the Libby newspaper.
She was inducted into the Order of the Eastern Star in 1954 and continued in that organization until her death.
Services will be held in Libby on Monday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Nelson & Vile Funeral Home, and the OES will conduct ceremonies. She will be buried in Libby next to her beloved Carter.
Any donations and memorials should be made to the Masonic Home of Helena in her name.
Express condolences at www.legacy.com/HelenaIR.
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STATE – NEBRASKA
Omaha World Herald, January 28, 1894
Prominent Resident Dies
Lon Bassett, aged 50 years, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock from consumption after being bedfast for two weeks. He leaves a wife and one child. The funeral will occur Monday at 2:30 o’clock from the residence, 211 South Tenth street, burial being in Fairview.
Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska, 3 Apr 1998
Ann L. Bassett
Bassett - Ann. L., 85, rural Milford, died Thursday (4/2/98) in Milford. survivors: husband, Bill; sons, daughters-in-law, John and Renee, Marty and Jan, all Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Kathy and Ron Leishman, Crete; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, sister-in-law, Ben and Lorene Schroeder, Lincoln; sister-in-law, Velta Varela, Colorado Springs, Colo. Graveside services: Saturday, Camden Cemetery, Seward County. Family and friends meet at 2 p.m., Junci Funeral Home, Crete, The Rev. Harold Richardson. No viewing or visitation. Memorials to Lincoln Humane Society.
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sunday, July 1, 2001
Olga Bassett
Olga Bassett, 86, died Friday.
She was born Aug. 13, 1944, in Cody, Neb. A retired accountant for an automotive company, she was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and 1 40-year resident of North Las Vegas.
She is survived by her stepsons, Barry of Nebraska and Bob of Florida.
Services are private4. Burial will be at Bunkers Eden Vale memorial Park. Bunkers Mortuary handled the arrangements.
Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska, 30 Aug 2006
Janice L. Bassett
Janice L. Bassett, 66, Lincoln, passed away Monday (8/28/06) at home. Born, Norfolk 7/17/40 to Herb and Pearl (Modrow) Geary. Graduate, Norfolk High School, 1958. Married Marty Bassett 12/6/59 at Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk.
Survivors: husband, Marty; daughter, son-in-law, Angela and Michael Armstrong, Elkhorn; grandchildren, Amanda and Cory Armstrong; brother, sister-in-law, Gordon and Sandra Geary, Norfolk.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Camden Cemetery, rural Crete. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.
Three Sentenced to prison in District Court
By Rebecca D. Allen, The North Platte Telegraph
14 Dec 2006
Nathaniel J. Bassett, 21, of Gothenburg was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 to 3 years in prison for theft by unlawful taking. When pronouncing sentencing, Judge Rowlands cited Bassett's "lengthy prior record," citing the 225 days Bassett served in the Lincoln County jail for felony charges of a stolen firearm and theft by receiving property. Bassett was given the choice of going to the Work Ethics Camp in McCook or a straight sentence. Bassett agreed to a straight sentence of 1 1/2 to 3 years with credit for 59 days in jail.
Sioux City Journal, 10 Jul 2007
Winnifred F. Bassett
BANCROFT, Neb. -- Winnifred F. Bassett, 94, of Bancroft died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Pender Care Center in Pender, Neb.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bancroft Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Walthill, Neb. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today at Munderloh Funeral Home in Bancroft.
Omaha World-Herald, 17 Apr 2008
Dorothy Belle Bassett Beal
BEAL – Dorothy Belle Bassett, age 89 passed away on April 15, 2008 in Blair, NE. Preceded in death by her husband, Wilber; son, Melvin. Survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Rodney and Alma of Aiken, SC; Matt and Diane of Blair; granddaughters Rebecca, Tania, Amy and Cara; four great-grandchildren. Cremation, no visitation, private family services. Memorials suggested to Hanscom Park Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5701 Center Street, 402-556-2500.wwwwestlawnhillcrest.com
(Son Melvin Beal, born 23 Jun 1943 (SSDI), died 25 Jan 2002 (SSDI))
Omaha World-Herald, January 30, 2011
Hazel Mae Bassett-Napier Goosby
Goosby, Hazel Mae Bassett-Napier
Age 96 - Jan 28, 2011
Passed away at the Lutheran Home. Hazel was a long time member of Clair Memorial United Methodist Church at 5544 Ames Ave., Omaha. Preceded in death by parents, Mary Edna Martis and Walter Bassett; husbands, Joe Napier and Stanley Goosby; son Edward Eugene Napier; and granddaughter Debra Howard. Survived by daughter Mary Edna Howard, Cincinnati, OH; grandchildren, Alan, Wendell, Gina, Robert and Patricia Howard, Clifton and Edward Napier, Jr.; many great grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE Tuesday, February 1, 2pm at Graceland Park Cemetery, with Pastor Portia C. Cavitt, officiating. No Visitation MYERS FUNERAL SERVICE
2416 N. 22nd St., 68110 346-0248
(Walter Bassett, born 2 Dec 1896 (SSDI), died May 1967 (SSDI))
Valley Funeral Home
In Memory of John Scott Pedone
June 27, 1971 – May 4, 2012
(Includes picture)
John Scott Pedone passed away on Friday, May 4, 2002, at the age of 40. He was the son of John Matthew Pedone and Brook Louise Schiner (née Bassett). He is survived by brothers Braydon and Dustin and his mother Brook. John was a veteran lighting technician, skydiver, performing artist and beloved friend.
A viewing will be held at Valley Funeral Home, 2121 West Burbank Boulevard, Burbank, CA, on Friday, May 14 from 2:00pm until 8:00pm with eulogy services beginning at 6:30pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Danger Fund, http://www.thedangerfund.myevent.com/
John A. Gentleman Mortuaries
Harry E. Bassett (Picture included)
Mar 17, 1942 - Dec 1, 2012
Passed away at home surrounded by family. Preceded in death by parents; son David Brian; and grandson Kyle. Survived by wife Maxine; sons, David, and Bob (Keri); daughters, Kristine (Barry Plotnick), Michelle Bassett Gwinn; left to cherish his memory, his precious grandchildren, Nathan (Haley), Emily, Zakary, Adam, and Rachel; brothers, Jack (Marilyn) Bassett, and Squire (Marilyn) Bassett; sister Ruby Peterson and the late Jim Peterson; and many other loving family and friends.
MEMORIAL VISITATION Wednesday starts at 5pm, with MEMORIAL WAKE SERVICE at 7pm, all at the 72nd Street Chapel. He will be Inurned at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Greeley, NE. JOHN A. GENTLEMAN MORTUARIES
72nd STREET CHAPEL
1010 North 72nd St., 402-391-1664
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STATE - NEVADA
Nevada Review Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada, 13 May 2007
Thomas Bassett
Thomas W. Bassett, 44, of Las Vegas, died May 8, 2007. He was a hyperbaric consultant. He is survived by his wife, Andrea; daughters, Autumn Lynn, Megan Marion and Sierra Nicole, all of Las Vegas; and mother, Dena Johnson of Archibald, Pa. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at Affordable Cremation & Burial Service, 2457 N. Decatur Blvd.
Nevada Review Journal, Las Vegas, Nevada, 19 Oct 2008
Timothy Bassett
Timothy Ray Bassett, 61, of Las Vegas, died Oct. 16, 2008. He was a beverage company executive. He is survived by his son, Scott; and mother, Maxine Woel, both of Las Vegas. Memorial service will be private.
(Timothy Ray Bassett married Shirley Gale Hulsey on 22 Jul 1966 (NMI))
(Timothy R. Bassett divorced Shirley Gail Bassett on 22 Apr 1974 in Clark County, Nevada (NDI))
(Timothy R. Bassett divorced Barbara J. Presnell on 7 Oct 2003 in Clark County, Nevada (NDI))
Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1 Sep 2009
Gene Bassett (Picture included)
GENE BASSETT Gene Macdonald Bassett, 79, of Las Vegas, passed away at home, Aug. 20, 2009, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born March 25, 1930, in Salt Lake City. She is survived by Dale Brockett, his three sons, Bruce and James (Frankie) of Las Vegas, and Steve (Mary) of Juneau, Alaska. Their extended families gave Gene eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren, who were great joy to her. She is also survived by her loving son, Richard Charles Bassett of Las Vegas; and by her devoted sister and brother-in-law, Gayle Macdonald and Paul Friedman of Marina del Rey, Calif., and Orcas Island, Wash. Gene was preceded in death by her parents, Ivins and Irma Macdonald; first husband, Porter John Bassett; daughter, Teresa Ann Bassett; and son, Robert Daniel Bassett. At Gene's request, there will be no funeral. Friends might remember her by doing a kindness to others, or by contributing to their favorite charity in her name.
(Porter John Bassett, born 15 Feb 1926 (SSDI), died Apr 1990 (SSDI))
(Porter is buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. He served in World War II, born Idaho)
(Porter J. Bassett, WWII Enlistment, born 1926, Idaho, resided Clark County, Nevada, enlisted 18 Dec 1945 in March Field Riverside in the Air Corps as a Sergeant for one year. 4 years of high school, occupation: tinsmith, coppersmith, sheet metal worker)
Deseret News, April 12, 2012
Robert Glen Taylor (Bob)
1924 ~ 2012
Robert Glen Taylor returned to his Heavenly Father at the age of 87, in the early morning of April 9, 2012, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 2, 1924 in Ruth, Nevada to Earl Bassett and Jennie Adelaide Taylor. He graduated 1942 from West High School. He served his country in World War II as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army's 20th Tank Battalion 20th Armored Division as a Skilled Expert Marksman and Truck Driver. He was sealed to Dorothy Louise Cook for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on August 29, 1952. She was his sweetheart for 59 years. They were blessed with two children, Glen Earl Taylor and Shellie Marie Taylor. He worked 36 years for Nabisco. He was proud of his pioneer heritage - A descendant of the Prophet, President John Taylor of the LDS Church. Robert was a faithful and active member of the LDS church and served a stake mission with his wife. We will cherish, love and miss him dearly until we meet again.
Robert is survived by his Wife; Dorothy, Son; Glen Daughter; Shellie (Marcel) Manning, Grandsons; Brandon Taylor, Justin (Caroline) Taylor, Granddaughters; Meagan (Steven) Simpson, Chelsey (Tyler) Gerrard, Brianne (Travis) Ivie, Kisandra, Melonie, and Kalie Manning, Step Sister; Phyllis Skelton. Proceeded in death by Father; Mother; Step Mother; Aleen Taylor; Brother; Warren Taylor; Sister Virginia Taylor; Step Sisters; Carol Reeves, Lois Jensen.
Funeral Services - Sat., April 14, 2012, 12 p.m. at the Canyon Rim 1st Ward, 3100 E. 3000 S. SLC, UT. Viewing - Friday April 13, 2012, 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple SLC, UT and Sat. April 14, 2012, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Canyon Rim 1st Ward.
We are grateful to all the health care professionals who took part in Robert's life. A special thanks to Dr. Anne Pendo, Robert's primary care Physician.
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STATE - NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Sentinel, June 3, 1820
Married
At Bellows Falls, Mr. Benjamin Bassett to Miss Mary Avery.
The Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire, December 17, 1994
Katie Lynn Bassett
Grafton Girl, 10, Dies in Fire; Mom, Brother Jump to Safety
GRAFTON - A 10-year-old girl was killed in a late-night blaze Thursday, though her mother and brother escaped the family's burning home.
Katie Lynn Bassett, a sixth-grader at Indian River School in Canaan, died without leaving her second-story bedroom, according to Troop F of the New Hampshire State Police.
The girl's mother, Paula Webster, and her brother, 6-year-old Kyle Webster, escaped by jumping from a second-story porch into the arms of Fire Chief Buddy McDow and two motorists who had stopped to help.
McDow said he could hear Mrs. Webster screaming when he arrived. “There was heavy smoke all over, and a backdraft blew out the bottom windows,” he said.
McDow said he ran up to the house to find Mrs. Webster and her son on the porch. “She dropped the boy down, and then she jumped. The whole second floor flashed - erupted in flames - by the time I got her down,” he said.
Mrs. Webster and her son were treated and released at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.
Her husband, Jack, was in Massachusetts because of his job that night.
Forty firefighters from Grafton, Canaan, Danbury and Enfield battled the blaze, which started at about 11:30 p.m. It took roughly 90 minutes to knock down, McDow said.
“It seemed like forever,” he said. Frozen valves on the pumping trucks created a brief problem before water could be drawn from a nearby stream.
One wing of the L-shaped Library Road home, which sits only 100 yards from the volunteer fire department off Route 4, was destroyed. The garage was saved.
Faulty electrical wiring in a wall of a first-floor “toy room” was too blame, said Tom Norton of the state Fire Marshal's Office.
The girl's death is the second this year for the family. Mrs. Webster's brother, John Thomas, shot himself at his trailer home in the late spring, also on Library Road in Grafton, said Selectman Kenneth Cushing.
“It's pretty hard to imagine she's gone now,” said Cushing, also a family friend.
“Every Christmas that comes around, they will think about it,” Cushing said of the girl's relatives. “How do you shake something like that? You don't. This is going to color all their Christmas' from now on.”
McDow agreed. “It's a sad thing, tragic,” he said. “It's going to devastate the town. We haven't had a fatal fire since '78 or '79.”
Mrs. Webster's first husband, Clayton Bassett, who was Katie Bassett's biological father, lives in California. Jack Webster was the girl's stepfather.
McDow spoke solemnly about his feelings because the girl wasn't saved. Knowing two lives were spared does not erase that pain, he said.
When the fire started, Mrs. Webster called McDow's home, not the Hanover Dispatch Center, probably because she was in a panic, McDow said. He called in the alarm before racing to the scene, less than a half-mile away.
McDow was the first one to respond, arriving in less than five minutes. ''There was no way to make it (any faster),” he said. “I think we did everything that was humanly possible to save her. It had been cooking a long time before we got there.”
The experience was made worse because McDow has been friends with the family for years, he said.
“I used to baby-sit her,” McDow said of the victim, describing her as a “happy-go-lucky kid.”
“Everybody knew her,” he said. “Everybody liked her.”
McDow saw her and her brother and mother earlier Thursday night at her school's winter concert. Katie Bassett played the flute and sang in the chorus.
“She was as bubbly as ever,” said the band director, Carole Blake, at an interview at the school yesterday. “She was always gung-ho band.”
Beverly Rinella, who lives down the street and had known the girl since she was 18 months old, was overcome with grief as she walked her dog yesterday past the smoking, charred timbers of the home.
“She was a spirit,” Rinella said. “She was just Kate. The first time I saw Kate, her mother had just come back from California. This body came jumping out of the car butt-naked and tan from head to toe.
“The spirit in that little 18-month-old kid continued,” she said. “I hope that this community will surround the family.”
Indian River Principal Andy Mellow called Katie Bassett “a real ray of sunshine” and said she was a good pupil and popular with the other children. Many children at Indian River were in tears yesterday and some pupils stayed home because of their friend's death, said Mellow.
“It's affected everyone here,” Mellow said of the teachers and pupils at the school, which has grades five to eight.
Mellow said four guidance counselors and two psychologists were at the school yesterday to help children deal with their grief, and about 75 collaborated to draw a mural to express their feelings.
“We still have kids who are very overcome with emotion,” Mellow said. “We try to promote a family feeling here, and it's a loss of one of the family members.”
SFGATE.COM, January 29, 2002
Clayton F. Bassett
BASSETT, Clayton F. - Age 40. A tragic accident has taken an amazing man. As his sister-in-law, Laura, said, "He crammed 80 years of life into his short 40 years of life." He lived life as though there wasn't a tomorrow and everyday was new and exciting to him. He loved his work with a passion that few people have the good fortune to experience when it comes to work. Long hours and hard work paid off as he directed his company, Peak Engineering, Inc., to become the success that it is. His respect for all of the wonderful people who worked with and for him in the office, Steve, Mahendra, Tammy, Sandra, and Renee, to just name a few, may not have always come across, but it was always there. And his men, how he felt about them all, cannot be expressed in a short narrative, but he respected and held each of them in great regard. His brother-in-law, Jay, said, "There'll never be another man such as Clayton." As his father-in-law Morgan stated, "Clayton had an incredible ability to keep unbelievable amounts of details in his head." Ask him any detail about one of his jobs running and he had the answer for you straight from his memory. He was also an incredible family man and devoted his entire self to being there for his wife, Barbara, and their two children, Danielle and Breezy. Often, he would come home after 12 hours of work and still had the energy to chase the girls around the house as they squealed with delight and then, when all was quiet and in the dark, jump out of nowhere to spook Barbara as she was headed for bed! He also saw Barbara through a recent serious illness with a strength and warmth few people possess. He was a devoted son to John and June whom he called in New Hampshire on a frequent basis. His father and mother both stated that, "I could never be more proud than I was of Clayton." He lost his first-born daughter, Katie, in 1994, when she was just 11. The loss of Katie was always present and encouraged him to always strive to be his best; and he was at everything he did. He enjoyed working with his hands and gained the nickname as growing up of "Tinkerbell" because of all his tinkering. You'd think a grown man would be embarrassed of that nickname, but not Clayton; he was proud. Even at an early age, people around him were amazed at what he could accomplish when he set his mind to do it. His father-in-law, Thayer, said it was because, "Clayton doesn't know that there may be anything he can't do." From rebuilding a fireplace to completely gutting and redoing a house, he was in his glory, griping from time to time during the activity because it wasn't exactly perfect, but always beaming at the end. Clayton played hard, as well, and like life in general, he played "on the edge." He skydived and rode ATV's as though in a race. His good friend, Chuck, said of Clayton that he "Lived life at 100mph and that was when he was taking a break!" He also loved to go camping with his dear friends, Willie, Chuck, and Brad, who also worked with him, and their families. His newest enjoyment was a boat. No, Clayton had never driven a boat that big before but he took to it like he'd been at the helm all his life. Barbara's mother, Alice, once stated that, "It's so reassuring to me that Clayton is so capable as I know he can take care of any problem or emergency that could occur." Gail, his mother-in-law, would sit back and say, "You know Clayton!" when he tackled something as it always worked out for him. His positive thinking wouldn't have allowed it any other way. Cathy, Clayton's sister-in-law, lives in Ohio, but anytime she called, it was important for Clayton to get on the "horn" and banter back and forth. They had a mutual respect and love for each other and enjoyed the teasing of each other immensely. Children held a special place in Clayton's heart. Not only his own, but any he was around. Here was a gruff and tough construction worker whose heart was on his sleeve when a child was around. Whether it be playing peek-a-boo or just wanting to cuddle, Clayton loved when children were around him and the more the better. The arrival of his niece, Baby Claire, brought him such joy whenever she was near and ready to be held or played with. He loved her deeply. Four years ago, Clayton and his family moved to Novato, California, to live. There they all found a true neighborhood in every sense of the word. Clayton and Barbara often remarked at how lucky they were to have the friends they came to love and treasure. Fred, Renee, Debbie, Mark, Pat, Sue, Mike, Janet, Mike, Cheryl, Jill, Tom, Barbara, and Andre', just to name a very few of the special people in Clayton's home world that became an important aspect of his life. Clayton served four years in the United States Army. Although it was only four years, he earned numerous commendations, recognitions, and awards. He was very proud of his enlisted years and even commented recently that he would gladly fight for his country in our most recent events if "they" would let him since he was "so old." Clayton had a very special bond with his sister, Diane. His nickname for her was Ding, which he lovingly called her into adulthood but had started because it was short for ding-a-ling! He loved telling stories about their growing up together in a lovely little town called Grafton in New Hampshire. It was there that Clayton graduated from Mascoma High among his many friends. A friend from those days, Luke, also had many stories to tell about all the trouble the two would stir up. Hours would pass between them as they swapped old stories, one after another. Another friend, Scott, also had funny and not-so-funny stories to tell about Clayton. He remarked often of what a "one-of-a-kind man" Clayton was regarding how he lived. Although he was born and raised in New Hampshire, he was fortunate to have Uncle Wes, Aunt Carole, Nadine, Toby, Clyde, and Delaina here. Although it wasn't often that they saw each other, knowing they were there, just a phone call away, meant the world to Clayton. Clayton had another set of special relatives that lived close by. Uncle Lew, Aunt Ruth, and Ross were very special to him and he enjoyed visiting with them tremendously. Clayton also had relatives in France whom he loved dearly. My sister was right, Clayton was only 40 when he was taken from us all but he lived life to its fullest and as he always said to Barbara when she worried about him, "Baby, if it's my time to go, then I'll go and no one knows when or how so you just gotta give it your all, all the time." Well, Clayton gave it his all and, now, will be missed by all. A celebration of Clayton's life will take place on Wednesday, January 23, at 1:00pm at Keaton's Redwood Chapel of Marin located at 1801 Novato Blvd., Novato. Private visitation will begin at 12:00. Immediately after, all are invited to Bassett Family home for a reception. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at the First National Bank at 975 El Camino Real, S. San Francisco, CA 94080, Attn: Randy. The name of the fund is The Clayton Bassett Memorial Fund.
Peaslee Funeral Home Notice, Sep 2006
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