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- Champaign News Gazette, May 12, 1937
M.W. BASSETT, FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES
Word has been received here of the death of Murray W. Bassett, 68, former resident, who died Monday at his home in Lansing, Mich.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in Lansing after which the body is being shipped to Champaign, to arrive here Thursday night. It will be taken to the Mittendorf funeral home and rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Woodlawn cemetery, where the body will be placed in the mausoleum. Dr. H. Clifford Northcott, pastor, First Methodist church, is to have charge.
Mr. Bassett was born Sept. 5 1868, near Camargo. He resided in Champaign a number of years, and was employed as a mail carrier. He left here about 35 years ago.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Carrie Bassett, he leaves three daughters, Nellie, Lucille and June; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Meyers, all of East Lansing, Mich. Other relatives include Ray Nelson, Champaign, nephew; Mary Nelson, Highland, niece; Frank and Charles Hawley and E. A. Nelson, Champaign-Urbana, brother-in-law.
1920 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (2 Jan 1920)
Murray W. Bassett 57 M IL IL IL Head Steamfitter
Carrie R. 44 F IL IN NY Wife
Nellie L. 23 F IL IL IL Daughter Typist
June E. 5 F MI IL IL Daughter
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1868 - 1937 (68 years)