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Mary Henrian Bassett

Female 1902 - 1993  (91 years)


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  • Name Mary Henrian Bassett 
    Born 12 Mar 1902 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 15566F8AACB5C247A67696EA256D516BB8C0 
    Died 8 Nov 1993  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mary Bassett died unmarried.

      Obituary, Mary Henrian Bassett
      Roanoke Times
      Wednesday, November 10, 1993
      BASSETT, Mary Henrian, 91, of Roanoke, formerly of Henry County, died Monday, November 8, 1993, at Friendship Manor Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Allie Taylor Bassett of Preston, Virginia, and the older sister of the late Alice Bassett Reynolds. Miss Bassett was an elementary school teacher in Henry and Pittsylvania Counties from 1922-1935, librarian at Southern Christian Institute, Edward Mississippi from 1936-1953, Librarian at Lynchburg College, Lynchburg from 1954-1967, exchange Librarian at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1960-1961, and a part-time reference Librarian at Lynchburg Public Library, Lynchburg from 1967-1972. She was active in the work of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) wherever she lived. She traveled extensively in the 1950's and 1960's around the world and in the U.S., often visiting institutions of the Christian Church as she traveled. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 11, 1993, at Pleasant Grove Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The Reverend William Whitehurst and the Reverend Terry WIllis will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bassett Family Cemetery. Prior to the funeral service the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lynchburg Library or the Medical College of Virginia (for research). The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home, Blacksburg, Virginia.

      1920 Federal Census of Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia (19 Jan 1920)
      Walter J. Bassett - 51 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Mail Carrier Rural
      Allie T. - 48 - F - VA-VA-VA - Wife
      Mary H. - 17 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Alice V. - 16 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Mattie C. - 56 - F - VA-VA-VA - Sister

      1930 Federal Census of Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia (18 Apr 1930)
      Walter J. Bassett - 61 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Mail Carrier USRFD
      Mary - 28 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
      Mattie - 66 - F - VA-VA-VA - Sister
      (Walter married at 21)
    Person ID I1595  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2013 

    Father Walter Jenkins Bassett,   b. 18 Jun 1868, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1930  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Alice (Allie) Taylor,   b. 24 Sep 1871,   d. 18 Apr 1925  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1899 
    Family ID F287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart