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- The Providence Journal, 27 Feb 2007
Edith I. Bassett (picture included)
Bassett, Major Edith I., 86, Retired Salvation Army Minister, of West Forest Avenue died Friday, February 23 at Miriam Hospital, Providence after a short illness.
Born April 28, 1920 in Nashua, New Hampshire, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Edith M. (Gibson) Bassett, the youngest of 6 children, now all deceased. She had lived in Pawtucket for the past 43 years.
She was a graduate of Nashua High School and The Salvation Army Officers Training College in New York City, where she was ordained a minister in The Salvation Army and was assigned in 1944 to assist the then Captain Flora L. Snow, where they became a popular team in the New England area for 63 years. In 1979, she came back to her beloved Pawtucket in retirement.
She was a loyal and dedicated associate leader and friend. Her work was primarily with the youth of the area and was a leader with the Women's Ministries.
She leaves and adopted daughter, Kathy-Jo B. Collins of Pawtucket; one grandson, US Air Force SSGT Michael G. Collins of Pawtucket; one granddaughter, Amanda J. Collins of Meridan, ID; her beloved friend of 63 years, Brigadier Flora L. Snow of Pawtucket; and several nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Service will be held Friday, March 2 at 11 a.m. at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, 201 Pitman Street, Providence. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, MA. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at Bellows-Falso Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln Thursday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Major Bassett's name may be sent to The Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center, 201 Pitman Street, Providence, RI 02906. For Directions and Guest Book, please visit www.bellowsfh.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1920 - 2007 (86 years)