{"id":968,"date":"2016-12-14T19:39:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T03:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/?p=968"},"modified":"2016-12-14T19:39:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T03:39:04","slug":"larry-l-bassett-of-bassett-pontiac-gmc-of-muncie-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/larry-l-bassett-of-bassett-pontiac-gmc-of-muncie-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry L. Bassett of Bassett Pontiac GMC of Muncie, Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Lee Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:<\/p>\n<p>William Bassett and wife Elizabeth<br \/>\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Rainsford<br \/>\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Rachel Willison<br \/>\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1681) and wife Abigail Bourne<br \/>\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1711) and wife Lydia Smith<br \/>\nRufus Bassett (b. 1757) and wife Jedidah Handy<br \/>\nNymphas Bassett (b. 1785) and wife Thankful\u00a0 Ann Bruce<br \/>\nSamuel Bassett (b. 1815) and wife Permelia Drake<br \/>\nRoscoe Owens Bassett and wife Grace Angeline Lee<br \/>\nRoscoe Larry Bassett<br \/>\nLarry Lee Bassett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BassettLicensePlate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BassettLicensePlate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BassettLicensePlate.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BassettLicensePlate-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a>Bassett License Plate from Bassett Pontiac GMC from a visit there in the 1990\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Star Press, November 27, 2016<br \/>\nLarry L. Bassett, 77 (1939-2016) (Picture included)<\/p>\n<p>MUNCIE &#8211; Larry L. Bassett, 77, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He was born February 2, 1939 in Alexandria. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1957 and married his middle school sweetheart Lonita (Friend) one year later.<\/p>\n<p>After the sudden death of his father at a very young age, Larry was encouraged by a mentor to gain experience in accounting, finance, and sales to learn how to run a small business. These experiences led to a successful thirty-five-year career as a dealer principal of car and truck dealerships, including General GMC Truck Sales and Bassett Pontiac-GMC Truck. Throughout his career, Larry participated in The Junto Club, Ball State Business Roundtable, various car and truck industry organizations, and the GM President&#8217;s Roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his wife, Lonita, Larry is survived by his son, Steve Bassett (Amy) of Muncie; his daughter, Susan Helfrich (Patrick) of Muncie; grandchildren, Rachel Danziger (Jeff) of Worthington, OH, Lindley Bassett of West Palm Beach, FL, Adam Helfrich (Jennifer) of West Lafayette and Max Helfrich of Muncie; one brother, Jerry Bassett (Georgia) of Alexandria; aunt, Mary Bassett of Alexandria; brother-in-law, Tom Friend (Pam) of Anderson; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Larry was preceded in death by his parents Roscoe and Mildred (McCarty) Bassett.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and family may call at The Meeks Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant Chapel, 7901 W. Isanogel Road from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, P.O. Box 807, Muncie, IN 47308-9901 or to the charity of the donor\u2019s choice. .<\/p>\n<p>Online condolences may be directed to the family at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meeksmortuary.com\">www.meeksmortuary.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Lee Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows: William Bassett and wife Elizabeth William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Rainsford William Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Rachel Willison William Bassett (b. 1681) and wife Abigail Bourne &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/larry-l-bassett-of-bassett-pontiac-gmc-of-muncie-indiana\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}