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- News Record
May 16, 2009
Charles Columbus Bassett III
Martinsville, Virginia - Charles Columbus Bassett III, 74, grandson of one of the founders of Bassett Furniture Industries, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 18, at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Ron Mateer officiating. Entombment will follow in the Bassett family mausoleum.
Mr. Bassett of Mulberry Road in Martinsville was a retired executive and former board member of Bassett Furniture Industries. He retired from the company in 1999 after 43 years of service.
He was born September 7, 1934, in Bassett, a son of the late John Edwin "Ed" Bassett, Sr. and the late Ruby Williams Bassett. He attended Woodberry Forest School and graduated from John D. Bassett High School in 1952 and from North Carolina State College in 1956 with a degree in furniture manufacturing and management. He joined Bassett Furniture Industries in 1957 in production and quality control. He worked in numerous sales positions before being named director of merchandising and design, later being named vice president. A captain in the Army reserve, Mr. Bassett completed eight years of service. He also served on numerous boards around the state and City of Martinsville including Bassett Mirror, Ferrum College and Randolph Macon College. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Martinsville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Edwin "Eddie" Bassett, Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Jones Bassett, of the residence; four daughters, Margaret Louis Harmon of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Ruth Hunter Turner and Elizabeth Lee Elwood, both of Richmond, and Leigh Bassett Fatzinger of Wilmington, North Carolina; one son, Charles C. "Chad" Bassett IV of Charlottesville; five grandchildren and a sister, Roxanne Bassett Dillon, of Bassett.
The family will receive friends from 4 until 6 p.m. on Sunday at Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 146 East Main Street, Martinsville, Virginia 24112, or to Grace Network, P.O. Box 3902, Martinsville, Virginia 24115.
For online condolences, please visit www.collinsmckeestone.com.
Martinsville Media
Charles Columbus Bassett
Friday, May 15, 2009
Charles Columbus Bassett, 74, a grandson of one of the founders of Bassett Furniture Industries, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Mr. Bassett of Mulberry Road in Martinsville, was a retired executive and former board member of Bassett Furniture Industries. He retired from the company in 1999 after 43 years of service.
He was born September 7, 1934 in Bassett, a son of the late John Edwin (Ed) Bassett, Sr. and the late Ruby Williams Bassett. He attended Woodberry Forest School and graduated from John D. Bassett High School in 1952 and from North Carolina State College in 1956 with a degree in furniture manufacturing and management. He joined Bassett Furniture Industries in 1957 in production and quality control. He worked in numerous sales positions before being named director of merchandising and design, later being named vice president. A captain in the Army reserve, Mr. Bassett completed eight years of service. He also served on the boards of Bassett Mirror, Ferrum College and Randolph Macon College. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Edwin (Eddie) Bassett, Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Jones Bassett of the residence; four daughters: Margaret Lewis Harmon of Black Mountain, North Carolina, Ruth Hunter Turner and Elizabeth Lee Elwood, both of Richmond, and Leigh Bassett Fatzinger of Wilmington, North Carolina; one son, Charles C. (Chad) Bassett IV of Charlottesville; five grandchildren and a sister, Roxanne Bassett Dillon of Bassett.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 18, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Ron Mateer officiating. Entombment will follow in the Bassett family mausoleum.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville Chapel.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 146 East Main Street, Martinsville, Virginia 24112 or to Grace Network, P. O. Box 3902, Martinsville, Virginia 24115. Arrangements are by Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Martinsville Chapel.
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Charles Columbus Bassett III dies at 74
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Was grandson of Bassett Furniture co-founder
By Furniture Today Staff - Furniture Today, May 15, 2009
Martinsville, Virginia - Charles Columbus Bassett III, the grandson of one of the founders of Bassett Furniture Industries, who retired from the company in 1999 after a 43-year career, has died. He was 74.
According to an obituary in today’s Martinsville Bulletin, Charles Bassett died Thursday in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was vactioning.
He was the son of the late John E. “Ed” Bassett Sr., who was Bassett Furniture’s CEO from 1966 to 1982. He was the grandson of C.C. Bassett, one of the company’s founders.
After graduating from John D. Bassett High School in 1952 and North Carolina State College in 1956 with a degree in furniture manufacturing and management, he joined Bassett Furniture in 1957 in quality production and control.
He later worked in sales, was director of merchandising and design, and ultimately retired as vice president. He was the last member of the third generation of Bassetts to retire from the company, although other family members are still there according to the Bulletin.
Charles Basset served on a number of boards of educational institutions, and also of furniture source Bassett Mirror.
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