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- The Macomb Journal, November 5, 1923
Death Record
Bassett
Last Saturday night, Nov. 3, at the Phelps hospital, occurred the death of Miss Irene Bassett, sister of Prof. Herbert Bassett, after an illness of nearly a year.
Ellen Irene Bassett was born April 8, 1863, near Tonica, Ill. She attneded the county school there until she grew to womanhood, when she spent some time as a student at Knox College, Galesburg. Later she transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. After her graduation from college, she assisted her brother, Arthur Bassett, in his Conservatory of Music for two years. Miss Bassett then became Supervisor of Music in the Bloomington schools for ten years, where she became known and loved by a wide circle of students and townspeople. She was successful as a teacher in the best sense of the word and possessed the rare figt of inspiring her pupils with her own love of music.
During the last few years Miss Bassett's work had been with college girls, for whom she had a sympathy and understanding that made her especially well qualified for such responsibilities. For three years she was Matron of the Girls' Hall at the State Normal School at Corvallis, Ore., and for one year she held the same position at the Ames, Ia., Agricultural College.
In the invervals of her teaching Miss Bassett found time for extensive travel in this country and in Europe and for study in various universities. She spent one year each at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Chicago, and Columbia University. She had planned to be with her niece, Irene Bassett, at the University of Chicago last year, but had been in Chicago only a few months when the disease which caused her death manifested itself.
Miss Bassett returned with her brother, Prof. Herbert Bassett, to Macomb last November and since that time had been in the Phelps hospital where she has received the best of care. During this long ordeal Miss Bassett has shown remarkable courage, patience, and cheerfulness, combined with a strong Christian faith. Miss Bassett was a woman of rare personality. Her tact, kindliness, and cheerful disposition, combined with her keen musical and intellectual interests, made her a delightful companion and a friend beloved by a wide circle of young people as well as by those of her own age. During her frequent visits with her brother's family in Macomb, she has made many friends who deeply mourn her loss.
Besides her brother, Herbert, of Macomb, she leaves a brother, Ira M. Bassett of Tonica, Ill, and a sister, Mrs. Ada V. Colvin of Pomona, Cal.
Brief funeral services were held at the residence of her brother in Caomb Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Dr. Rodgers, who gave a very fitting talk, summarizing Miss Bassett's fine qualities of mind and heart. The faculty quartette, composed of Mr. Simpkins, Mr. Waggoner, Mr. Currens and Mr. Seal sang two hymns.
Mr. and Mrs. Bassett and their son Herbert accompanied the body to Tonica Monday, where the interment is to take place.
Cedar Point Newspaper Oct. - Nov. 1904
Miss Irene Bassett came up from Normal and spent Saturday and Sunday with the Ira Bassett's returning the morning of September 26
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1863 - 1923 (60 years)