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- Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Saturday, 14 Mar 2009
William Michael “Mike” Bassett
March 7, 1956 – March 12, 2009
William Michael “Mike” Bassett, 53, of Little Rock, died suddenly in the early
morning of March 12, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was bo
March 7, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Helen “Tynse” Moore Bassett
and the late Jerry Bassett of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, where he grew up and
graduated high school in 1974. He attended and graduated from the University
of Arkansas in 1979. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and followed in
his father’s footsteps as both a fraternity brother and a diehard Razorback
fan. Mike’s son, Brett, is also following in their footsteps as a member of
Sigma Chi Fraternity and a diehard Razorback fan. He was employed for years in
banking and was associated with First Security Bank of Little Rock upon his
death. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his
paternal grandparents, Dudley and Laura Bassett, and his maternal
grandparents, Robert and Hazel Moore.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gari Lynn Vansandt Bassett; one son, Brett
Michael Bassett and his girl friend, Elizabeth Millsap, of Little Rock,
Arkansas; his mother, Helen “Tynse” Bassett; two brothers, Jerry “Dud” Bassett
of Jonesboro, Arkansas and Richard Barry Bassett of Little Rock, Arkansas; one
nephew, Tanner Dudley Bassett and his wife Sarah of Springdale, Arkansa
great nieces Grace and Ella Bassett of Springdale, Arkansas; his mother and
father-in-law, Gary and Phyllis Vansandt, of DeWitt, Arkansas; and his brother
and sister-in-law, Kirk and Holly Vansandt of St. Charles, Arkansas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2009 at St.
James United Methodist Church, with Reverend Greg Schick officiating.
Pallbearers will be Boren Holthoff, Jeff Jones, Steve Thrower, Steve Thweat,
Jeff Hildebrand, Michael Burns, Scottie Grimes and Greg Evans. Honorary
Pallbearers will be Mike’s Sigma Chi Brothers.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 200
Lawrence Memorial Park, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March
15, 2009 at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, (501)224-8300.
A memorial fund has been established at First Security Bank, 17810 Cantrell
Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72223.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1956 - 2009 (53 years)
d. 26 Apr 2001, Lawrence County, Arkansas