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- Nellie was born on a farm in Panola Township, east of Panola, Illinois. At death she was 74 years, 6 months and 11 days.
Bassett Dies in Chicago
Mrs. Blanche Worley Bassett was born near Panola, Illinois, June 23, 1874. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Worley were the parents of eight children, two daughters and six sons. Mrs. Bassett is survived by four brothers and one sister: Jesse M. M. Worley Jr., of San Diego, Calif.; Lew E. Worley of Mukogee, Okla.; Frank L. Worley of Chanute, Kan.; George W. Worley of Des Moines, Ia., and Mrs. Cora Wadsworth of Newark, New Jersey.
Dr. Edwin Worley, a brother, who was a medical missionary of the Baptist church, is buried in Swatow, China where he drowned while crossing Swatow Bay on an emergency call. Charles M. Worley of Francisville, Indiana, was buried in El Paso, Illinois in July, 1946.
Mrs. Bassett was baptized when twelve years of age and became a member of the Baptist church of near Panola, an affiliation which continued thru the early part of her life. She was educated in Panola, El Paso and Illinois Normal University.
She married Herbert Bassett of Tonica, August 23, 1898. To this union three children were born: Harriet Irene, Herbert Worley and Donald Arthur.Harriet Irene Mints passed from this life July 19, 1947, and is buried at Tonica. Herbert Worley Bassett met accidental death at San Diego, California, in 1929 while engaged in the Air Service of United States Navy. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Donald Bassett, his wife Ida Mae, and their three children remain to mourn the loss of the mother and grandmother.
The father. Prof. Herbert Bassett, passed away in 1927 at Macomb, Illinois, where the family lived for about twenty years. He was head of the Geography department of Western State Teachers College at the time of his death.
Mrs. Bassett had lived a quiet full life. She was a lover of nature and the outdoors, but in enjoying these things, she did not neglect the home. She was insisten in the matter of educational advancement for herself and family. She made many friends and kept them.
Tonica News, Friday, 17 Jan 1949
Mrs. Herbert Bassett Dies in Chicago
Mrs. Blanche Worley Bassett was born near Panola, Illinois, June 23, 1874. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Worley were the parents of eight children, two daughters and six sons. Mrs. Bassett is survived by four brothers and one sister: Jesse M. M. Worley Jr., of San Diego, Calif.; Lew E. Worley of Mukogee, Okla.; Frank L. Worley of Chanute, Kan.; George W. Worley of Des Moines, Ia., and Mrs. Cora Wadsworth of Newark, New Jersey.
Dr. Edwin Worley, a brother, who was a medical missionary of the Baptist church, is buried in Swatow, China where he drowned while crossing Swatow Bay on an emergency call. Charles M. Worley of Francisville, Indiana, was buried in El Paso, Illinois in July, 1946.
Mrs. Bassett was baptized when twelve years of age and became a member of the Baptist church of near Panola, an affiliation which continued thru the early part of her life. She was educated in Panola, El Paso and Illinois Normal University.
She married Herbert Bassett of Tonica, August 23, 1898. To this union three children were born: Harriet Irene, Herbert Worley and Donald Arthur.Harriet Irene Mints passed from this life July 19, 1947, and is buried at Tonica. Herbert Worley Bassett met accidental death at San Diego, California, in 1929 while engaged in the Air Service of United States Navy. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Donald Bassett, his wife Ida Mae, and their three children remain to mourn the loss of the mother and grandmother.
The father. Prof. Herbert Bassett, passed away in 1927 at Macomb, Illinois, where the family lived for about twenty years. He was head of the Geography department of Western State Teachers College at the time of his death.
Mrs. Bassett had lived a quiet full life. She was a lover of nature and the outdoors, but in enjoying these things, she did not neglect the home. She was insisten in the matter of educational advancement for herself and family. She made many friends and kept them.
Following a critical illness in 1942, she lived in a home for aged people in Chicago where she diligently aided and encouraged others and comforted them in their affliction. To the end she was cheerful and helpful to the best of her ability.
She passed away quietly from this life January 4, 1949, having lived 74 years, 6 months and 11 days.
Funeral services were held at Dysart's Funeral chapel in Granville on Thursday and was laid to rest in the family burial plot at Fairview Cemetery in Tonica.
Those attending from abroad were George Worley of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Charles Worley and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worley and Gertrude of Francesville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russow of Idaville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kipp and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Kipp of Annawan, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bassett and Coleman of Tomahawk, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bassett of Rock Island, Ill; Lloyd Mints of Chicago, and Mrs. Blanche Abrams and Charles Abrams of El Paso, and Mrs. Pearl Bassett of Granville.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1874 - 1949 (74 years)