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- Warren County, Illinois Obituaries
Gene Bassett
Gene Bassett, 79, of Moline, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001 at home.
He was born May 6, 1922, in Hamilton, Mont., the son of Earl and Emma Amundson
Bassett. He married Gladys Murk on March 6, 1948 in Abindgon. Surviving are
his wife; one daughter, Carolyn (and Julio) Garcia, Aurora; one son, Tom (and
Phyllis) Bassett, in France; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by his parents, one sister and one brother. He was a Marine Corps veteran of
World War II. He worked at John Deere Plow and Planter for 25 years, retiring
in 1984. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Milan. He was a member
of the Andalusia and Rock Island Lions Clubs, and was active with the
Andalusia Fire Department, Andalusia City Council and the Boys Scouts. Funeral
services were held Saturday in Family Funeral Services, Milan. Burial was in
Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Memorials may be made to Pathw
Hospice or the American Lung Association.
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