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Jessie Lucille Bassett

Female 1920 - 2009  (89 years)


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  • Name Jessie Lucille Bassett 
    Born 1920  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID B4FB05A34A100B49A294F2E9A47245259693 
    Died 24 Jun 2009 
    Buried 27 Jun 2009  Green Hills Cemetary Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Asheville Citizen Times, 26 Jul 2009
      Jessie Bassett Sparks (Picture included)

      Asheville - Jessie Lucille Bassett Sparks, 89, of Asheville, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at John F. Keever Hospice.

      A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Evelyn Gentry Bassett and was also preceded in death by a son, Larry R. Sparks. Mrs. Sparks was a member of Morningside Baptist Church where she was a member of the Keenagers of the Church and the Gleaners Sunday School Class.

      Survivors include daughters, Becky Scott and husband, Woody, of Fairview, and Lennie Lyn Sparks of Asheville; a son, Clarence Butch Sparks Jr. and wife, Lynn, of Pearland, Texas; sisters, Barbara Bassett and Sherry Bassett of Asheville; brother, James Pete Bassett of Asheville; grandchildren, Kim Campbell, Brian Johnson, Yancey Sparks, Greg Scott and Jessica Goffinet; greatgrandchildren, Jordan Campbell, Dawson Campbell, Kennedy Scott, Matthew Sparks, Cassidy Scott, Brady Goffinet and Alexa Sparks.

      A graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb officiating.

      The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.

      Memorials may be made to John F. Keever Solace Center c/o Carepartners Hospice Foundation, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.

      The online register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
    Person ID I151  91B James Bassett of North Carolina
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2013 

    Father George M. Bassett,   b. 1902, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Evelyn Gentry 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarence Butch Sparks 
    Children 
     1. Larry R. Sparks
     2. Becky Sparks
     3. Lennie Lyn Sparks
     4. Clarence Butch Sparks, Jr.
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart