Douglas G. Bassett descends from #1B John Bassett of Connecticut as follows:
John Bassett and wife Margery
Robert Bassett and wife Mary
Robert Bassett (b. 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs
Samuel Bassett (b. 1692) and Deborah Bennett
Joseph Bassett (b. 1722) and wife Sarah Hawkins
Samuel Bassett (b. 1766) and wife Sally Atwell
Clark Bassett (b. 1810) and wife Mary Melvina Hanford
George S. Bassett (b. 1856) and wife Ida Juliana Griffith
Clark Blakesley Bassett (b. 1900) and wife Bonnie
Douglas G. Bassett
Bristol Herald Courier, Virginia, Friday, January 20, 2017
Douglas “Doug” G. Bassett
Douglas “Doug” G. Bassett, age 88, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at N.H.C. Healthcare of Johnson City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark B. and Bonnie Whitehead Bassett; his first wife, Joanne Bassett; his daughter, Jayne; two brothers, Clark and George; and one sister, June. He was the owner of Bassett’s Dairy and a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon and an elder but currently attended Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. Doug served his community in many capacities during his lifetime. Survivors include his wife, Sally Keirstead Bassett; two daughters, Janet Clark and husband, John of Elizabethton, Tenn. and Barbara Allen and husband, Charles of Johnson City, Tenn.; two sons, Gerry Bassett and wife, Amy of Hixson, Tenn. and Blake Bassett and wife, Laura of Bristol, Tenn.; three stepdaughters, Denise Keirstead of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Dana Billington and husband, Ralph of Uxbridge, MA and Kathy Lambert and husband, Keith of Maryville, Tenn.; two stepsons, Robert Keirstead and wife, Leanne of Lebanon, Ill. and Michael Keirstead and wife, Coley of Suwanee, Ga.; twenty-one grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David Welch and the Rev. John Markel officiating. The burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 to 1 p.m., prior to the service and also after the service. The family would like to thank the staff of N.H.C. Healthcare of Johnson City and his special caregiver, Dorothy Wilson for their care of Doug. Memorials may be sent to a charity of one’s choice. Condolences and memories may be left for the family at akardfuneralhome.com. Akard Funeral Home, (423) 989-4800 is serving the Bassett family.
Image from Bristol Dairies webpage by Charlie Barnette