Lionel Bassett

1909 - 1999  (90 years)

• Name	Lionel Bassett
  Born	22 May 1909	Barnesboro, Cambria County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AF783340F5910C4886908D6C8E7F92466862
  Died	28 Nov 1999	State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Buried	Coraopolis Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Lionel Bassett's sister (Thelma Marion Bassett) married the brother (Bernard Augustine Gray) of Lionel's wife (Pearl Margaret Gray). Lionel's birth and baptismal certificate originally said "Liona" Bassett. It was changed to Lionel about 1967. Centre Daily Times State College, Pennsylvania December 1, 1999 Lionel Bassett Lionel Bassett, 90, of Coraopolis died Sunday, Nov, 28, 1999, at Clare Ridge Alternative Facility in State College. Born May 22, 1909 in Markleton, he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Mary Jane Byron Bassett. He married Pearl Gray, who preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Carrolltown High School and attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. From 1936 through 1981, he was owner and operator of Bassett Brothers Grocery in Coraopolis. He was a member of Coraopolis United Methodist Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. He was a life member of the Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department, serving seven years as chief and 20 years as assistant chief. He served 15 years as treasurer for the Methodist Men and was also involved with Meals on Wheels. He is survived by twin daughters, Jane Walter of Fishers, Indiana, and Margaret Johnson of Lake Ridge, Virginia; three sons, Lionel of State College, Richard of Littleton, Colorado, and WIlliam of Brentwood, Tennessee; three sisters, Thelma Gray of Chicago, Margaret Link of Coraopolis and Eleanor Uhrine of Moon Township; a brother, Thomas of McKee Rocks; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Copeland's Corapolis, 867 Fifth Avenue, with the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Sterling officiating. Burial will be in Coraopolis Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Coraopolis United Methodist Church, 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108. 1910 Federal Census of Cambria County, Pennsylvania Thomas Bassett - 27 - M - PA-EN-EN - Head - Coal Miner Mary Jane - 27 - F - PA-EN-EN - Wife Irene - 7 - F - PA-PA-PA - Daughter Mildred - 5 - F - PA-PA-PA - Daughter John B. - 3 - M - PA-PA-PA - Son Lionel - 1/12 - M - PA-PA-PA - Son (Married 8 years, 4 children, 4 living)
  Person ID	I621	22B Bassetts of Ashwater, Devonshire, England
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas Chidley Bassett,   b. 23 Sep 1882, Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Feb 1942, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Byron,   b. 5 Mar 1883, Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Jun 1960, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Margaret Gray,   b. 26 Dec 1913, Spangler,Cambria County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Apr 1998, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania  (Age 84 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1940	Patton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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