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James Marvin Bassett

Male 1919 - 2007  (87 years)


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  • Name James Marvin Bassett 
    Born 30 Sep 1919  Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Aug 2007 
    Notes 
    • Marvin was a 1938 graduate of the Kinmundy High School. He lived in the
      LaFayette Bassett home place and farmed part of the land. He also worked for the
      Egg Plant in Farina, Illinois. He was correspondent for the Kinmundy Express
      newspaper. He had held several offices in the township of Foster, including
      that of the Sandy Branch Cemetery, which by the help of him and others in the
      community, is kept in beautiful condition. It is one of the most beautiful
      cemeteries in the state of Illinois.


      The Sentinel, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois
      Sunday, 19 Aug 2007, page 9a
      James Marvin Bassett (picture included)
      (30 Sep 1919 - 17 Aug 2007)

      ALMA - James Marvin Bassett, 87, of Alma, died at 2:25 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17,
      2007, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem. He was born Sept. 30, 191
      Foster Township, son of James Arnold and Florence (Osborne) Bassett. He
      married Nellie Fern Belcher on May 4, 1944, at Christian Church in Patoka, and
      she survives in Alma.

      In addition to his wife, Mr. Bassett is survived by two daughters, Donna M.
      McWhirter and husband Gary of Kalkaska, Mich., and Marshal L. Oertwig a
      husband Don of St. Peter; three sons, James O. Bassett and wife Joyce of
      Winston, Ga., Robert C. Bassett and wife Etta of Kinmundy and Brian D. Bassett
      and wife Cindy of Kinmundy; a sister, Ruth A. Williams and husband Richard of
      Farina; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Bassett was an Army veteran, having served during World War II. He served
      the Alma Christian Church as an elder and teacher. He was a 50-year member of
      the Marion County Farm Bureau, a township trustee and a three-term supervisor,
      also serving five years as chairman of the Marion County Board of Supervisors.
      He worked for 25 years as an inspector for the United States Department of
      Agriculture and served man years on his favorite chore, caring for Sandy
      Branch Cemetery. He was a columnist for the Kinmundy Express for nearly 20
      years, writing the Sandy Branch West column. He was also a member of American
      Legion Post 519 of Kinmundy. He was a farmer, a genealogist and a graduate of
      Kinmundy High School.

      Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Alma Christian Church, with Randy
      Vanausdall officiating. Interment will follow at Sandy Branch Cemete
      Alma, with graveside military rites accorded by the Kinmundy American Legion.

      Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Rogers-Atkins Funeral Home in
      Salem.

      Memorial may be made to Sandy Branch Cemetery or to the donor's choice.
    Person ID I21655  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father James Arnold Bassett,   b. 27 Jul 1897, Foster Township, Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1947, Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Florence Osborne,   b. 28 Jan 1899, Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1983, Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 14 Sep 1918  Salem, Marion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F06518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Fern Belcher,   b. Private 
    Married Private 
    Children 
    +1. Donna Marlene Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +2. James Owen Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
     3. Robert Carl Gomer Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +4. Marsha Lynn Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +5. Brian David Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    Family ID F08497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart