Bassett Family Association Database
Willie Byrd Bassett
1913 - 1973 (59 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Willie Byrd Bassett was born on 29 Apr 1913 in Alabama; died on 6 Mar 1973 in Randolph County, Alabama; was buried in Rock Stand Congregational Christian Church Cemetery, Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama. Other Events:
- Occupation: Randolph County, Alabama; Road Commissioner
- Residence: Randolph County, Alabama; He lived on the Bassett family farm handed down from L. Jackson Bassett
Family/Spouse: Gladys Parmer. Gladys (daughter of Monroe Parmer and Sallie Gore) was born on 23 Aug 1922 in Randolph County, Alabama; died on 6 May 2001 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. MIchael Kim Bassett
- 3. Willie Byrd Bassett, Jr. was born on 26 May 1946 in Randolph County, Alabama; died on 11 Feb 2002 in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA; was buried on 14 Feb 2002 in Randolph Co, Alabama.
- 4. Margaret Bassett Myers
- 5. Juanita Bassett Ussery
- 6. Wilodene Bassett Clark
Generation: 2
2. MIchael Kim Bassett (1.Willie1) 3. Willie Byrd Bassett, Jr. (1.Willie1) was born on 26 May 1946 in Randolph County, Alabama; died on 11 Feb 2002 in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA; was buried on 14 Feb 2002 in Randolph Co, Alabama. Other Events:
- Occupation: Atlanta, Georgia; Employee, Beers Construction Company
Notes:
W.B. "Billy" Bassett
The Randolph Leader Feb 2002, Randolph, Alabama
(WEDOWEE) - Services for W. B. "Billy" Bassett Jr., 55, of Wedowee, formerly of Smyrna, Ga., will be Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Midway United Methodist Church, with the Revs. James Manley and Clay Manley officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Bassett died Monday, Feb. 11, at Northeast Regional Medical Center, Anniston.
A Randolph County native, Mr. Bassett was born May 26, 1946, son of Willie Byrd Bassett Sr. and Gladys Parmer Bassett. He was a member of Midway United Methodist Church and had been employed with Beers Construction Company in Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Bassett of Wedowee; two daughters, Lisa Alene Bassett of Jacksonville, Fla., and Carolyn B. Hall of Wedowee; son-in-law Dann Hall of Wedowee; two grandchildren; three sisters, Wylodene Clark of Roanoke, Juanita Ussery of McDonough, Ga., and Margaret Myers of Pikeville, Tenn.; and one brother, Kim Bassett of Ashland.
The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Mr. Bassett will lie in state at the church for on ehour prior to services on Thursday.
Pallbearers will be Hank Johns, Larry Darnell, Lee Noles, Bill Hodge, Robert French and Jimmy McCain. Honorary pallbearers will be former company members.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to American Kidney Foundation (6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 28952).
Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
Family/Spouse: Judy unk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
4. Margaret Bassett Myers (1.Willie1) 5. Juanita Bassett Ussery (1.Willie1) 6. Wilodene Bassett Clark (1.Willie1)
Generation: 3
7. Carolyn Bassett Hall (3.Willie2, 1.Willie1) 8. Lis Alene Bassett (3.Willie2, 1.Willie1)