Bernard LaVon Bassett

1923 - 1999  (75 years)

• Name	Bernard LaVon Bassett
  Birth	15 Jun 1923	South Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D57C9B3F3C25AE4085CFD3BFBB9A2E8A6DD2
  Death	11 May 1999	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
  Burial	15 May 1999	Woodruff Cemetary, Wolcottville, Indiana
  Notes	Marian D. Bassett Dec. 14, 1924-Feb. 1, 1994 Former Hudson resident Marian D. Bassett, 69, Branford, Fla., died Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Valdosta, Ga. She was born Dec. 14, 1924 in Chicago to Raymond and Isabelle Holsinger Long. Mrs. Bassett was a homemaker and attended Hudson United Brethren Church. She is survived by her husband, Bernard; one son, Raymond of Kendallville; one daughter, Melody Kalinke of Valparaiso; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodruff Cemetery, rural Wotcottville. The Rev. Craig Burkholder will officiate. Johnson Funeral Home, Hudson, is in charge of arrangements. BERNARD BASSETT, HUDSON (Kendalville, Ind.) (June 15, 1923-May 11, 1999) Bernard LaVon Bassett, 75, died Tuesday afternoon in the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Bassett was the owner of the Plato Grocery Store and was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was born June 15, 1923, in South Milford to the late George and Sylvia Mae (Eshleman) Bassett. He married Marian Adell (Long) Bassett in June 1945. She preceded him in death Feb. 1, 1994. Surviving him are one son, Ray L. of Kendalville; one daughter, Melodee Kalinke of Valparaiso; one sister, Garnet Crist of Warsaw; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Ancel, Roscoe, Donald, Harvey, Russell, Dale and Arthur; and two sisters, Pearl and Opal. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Woodruff Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Oberlin-Ford Funderal Home, Hamilton, is in charge of arrangements. The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 13 May 1999 Bernard L. Bassett Bernard L. Bassett, 76, died Tuesday at a hospice center in Fort Wayne. Born in South Milford, he was a World War II Marine veteran and was owner of Plato Grocery Store. His wife, Marian Adell, died in 1994. Surviving are a son, Ray L. of Kendalville; a daughter, Melodee Kalinke of Valparaiso; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Garnet Crist of Warsaw. Graveside services at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodruff Cemetery. No calling. Memorials to donor's choice. Arrangements by Oberlin-For Funeral Home, Hamilton.
  Person ID	I166	25B George W. Bassett of LaGrange County, Indiana
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	George Lucas Bassett,   b. 17 Feb 1877, Milford Township, LaGrange County, Indiana d. 26 May 1946, South Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Sylvia Mae Eshelman,   b. 24 Oct 1878, Woodruff, Indiana d. 9 Mar 1939, South Milford, LaGrange County, Indiana (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1898	Woodruff, Indiana
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marian Adell Long,   b. 14 Dec 1924, Chicago, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1994, Valdosta, Georgia (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1945
  Children	+ 1. Raymond L. Bassett,   b. 5 Jun 1951, Kendallville, Indiana d. 15 Mar 2022, Kendallville, Indiana (Age 70 years)   2. Melodee Bassett
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart