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Gertrude Austin

Female 1901 - 2002  (100 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Austin 
    Born 27 Mar 1901  Wellsville, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Jan 2002 
    Notes 

    • Patriot and Free Press, February 6, 2002
      Deaths
      Gertrude L. Bassett

      BELMONT ? Gertrude L. Bassett, 100, of 71 Greenwich St. died Thursday (Jan. 24, 2002) in her home.
      Born March 27, 1901, in Wellsville, she was a daughter of John and Inez Norton Austin. On Jan. 31, 1920, in Scio, she married William ?Bill? Bassett, who predeceased her Dec. 25, 1951.
      Mrs. Bassett was a former resident of Wellsville, moving to Belmont after her marriage.
      She started school in Allentown and then attended Scio High School.
      At age 16, she starting working in the silk mills. Later she was employed by Daystrom in Friendship and Acme Electric Corp. in Cuba.
      Mrs. Bassett was a longtime, faithful and very active member of the First Baptist Church in Belmont, where she was the oldest member, a Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir.
      Surviving are two daughters, Virginia E. Carpenter of Friendship and Marjorie L. (Vernon) Dean of Belmont; a son, James L. (Doris) Bassett of Apache Junction, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Glenn Cummins of Friendship.
      She was predeceased by three brothers, Ira Austin, Glenn Austin and Roy Austin; three sisters Minnie Gigee, Gladys Brown and Grace Ausherman; a grandson, Ernest Rose; a great-grandson, Terry Brooks; and two sons-in-law, Wayne Carpenter and Harley Rose.
      Friends called at the First Baptist Church of Belmont on Sunday (Jan. 27, 2002) from 2 to 4 p.m. at which time funeral services were held. Pastors Vernon Dean, Byron brooks and Robert Cook officiated. Burial was in Forest Hills Cemetery, Belmont.
      Memorials may be made to the Belmont First Baptist Church, Amity Rescue Squad or the Allegany County Office for the Agin.
      Arrangements are under direction of the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, Belmont.
    Person ID I31824  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2015 

    Family William Harvey Bassett,   b. 4 Apr 1898, Belmont, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1951, Hornell, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1920  Scio, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Virginia E Bassett,   b. 5 May 1921,   d. 20 Nov 2007  (Age 86 years)
     2. James Bassett,   b. About 1931, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Marjorie Bassett,   b. About 1938, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 May 2016 
    Family ID F11631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart