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Bertha Mae Hill

Female 1916 - 2005  (89 years)


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  • Name Bertha Mae Hill 
    Born 13 Aug 1916  McLean County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 39F4B4DE900549439301D9A500F3E9511F10 
    Died 25 Oct 2005  Calhoun, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Sacramento Methodist Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Evansville Courier & Press, Indiana
      October 27, 2005
      Bertha Bassett
      Calhoun - Bertha Mae (Hill) Rickard Bassett, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Riverside Manor Health Care Center. She was a member of the Calhoun United Methodist Church. Surviving is a sister, Helen Anderson. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Muster Funeral Home, Calhoun Chapel, burial in Sacramento Methodist Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to service time. Memorial contributions may be made to her church.

      Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Kentucky
      October 27, 2005
      Bertha Mae Bassett
      Calhoun - Bertha Mae Bassett, 89, of 690 Mockingbird Avenue, Calhoun, died Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at Riverside Health Care Center in Calhoun. Bertha Mae Hill was born August 13, 1916, in McLean County to the late Roy Stokes and Elton Beasley Hill. She was a 1933 graduate of the former Sacramento High School, was married to Burness Rickard until his death in 1971 and was later married to Robert M. Bassett until his death on March 23, 1995. She was a homemaker, a member of the Calhoun United Methodist Church and was formerly a member of Sacramento United Methodist Church. Mrs. Bertha Bassett was also preceded in death by a son, David Michael “Mickey” Rickard, in 1955. Survivors include a sister and her husband, Helen and David Henry Anderson of Calhoun; six nieces, four nephews; and several cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel with the Reverend Ken Berggren officiating. Burial will be in Sacramento Methodist Cemetery. Friends may visit with the Bassett family from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until time of services Friday at Muster’s in Calhoun. The Bassett family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Calhoun United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 65, Calhoun, Kentucky 42327. Memorial contribution envelopes will be available at Muster’s in Calhoun. Online memorial condolences to the family can be made at www.musterfuneralhomes.com.
    Person ID I2825  2B Thomas Bassett of Virginia
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2013 

    Father Roy Stokes Hill 
    Mother Elton Beasley 
    Family ID F992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Burness Rickard,   d. 1971 
    Children 
     1. David Michael (Mickey) Rickard,   d. 1955
    Family ID F991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Robert M. (Bob) Bassett,   b. 10 Dec 1908, McLean County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1995, Calhoun, McLean County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart