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Ronald Osborn Bassett

Male 1898 - Deceased


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  • Name Ronald Osborn Bassett 
    Born 22 Jun 1898  Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Deceased 
    Notes 
    • Kokomo Tribune, Wednesday, January 13, 1965
      Ronald O. Bassett Dies; Former Delco Manager

      Ronald O. Bassett, 66, 311 Devonshire Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a former production control manager and materials director of Delco Radio Division here, died there Monday following a heart attack. He had gone to Florida to spend the winter.
      Born in Anderson, June 22, 1898, he was the son of Charles and Carrie Bassett. He was a graduate of Anderson High School.
      In August 1918, in Anderson, he was married Edna Malcomson, who survives.
      He came to Kokomo to take employment with the Delco in 1938 and retired from there in 1958.
      A member of the Episcopal Church in Anderson, he had attended the Presbyterian Church here.
      He was a former member of the Kokomo Country Club and the Elk?s Lodge.
      Surviving with the widow are three daughters, Mrs. Harold L. (Ellen) Peterson, El Paso, Tex.; Mrs. Robert M. (Mary Norma) Williams, Indianapolis; and Mrs. Maurice C. (Janet) Henricks, Kokomo; one son, Charles R. Bassett, Stevensville, Mich.; 14 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Corder, Anderson; Mrs. Leon (Ruth) Marsh, Orinda, Calif.; Mrs. George (Alma) Dyer, California; Miss Malita Bassett, Seattle, Wash., and Mr. Ward (Florence) Donnelly, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. One son, two sisters, and two brothers are deceased.
      Funeral services are pending at Jacobs Funeral Home.


      1920 Federal Census of Anderson, Madison County, Indiana (2 Jan 1920)
      Ronald Bassett 21 M IN OH OH Head ??? Store
      Edna 22 F IL CN CN Wife
      Ellen 9/12 F IN IN IL Daughter
      & 1 Roomer

      1930 Federal Census of Anderson, Madison County, Indiana (7 Apr 1930)
      Ronald Bassett 31 M IN OH OH Head Foreman Auto Parts Co.
      Edna 33 F IL CN CN Wife
      Ellen 10 F IN IN IL Daughter
      Charles 8 M IN IN IL Son
      Billie 5 M IN IN IL Son
      janet 2 F IN IN IL Daughter
      (Married at 20 & 22)
    Person ID I19899  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2015 

    Father Charles Bassett,   b. 7 May 1860, Waterloo, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1912, Anderson, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Carrie Ainsworth,   b. 19 JulL 1861, Hicksville, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1937, Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1882  Hicksville, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F05894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Malcolmson,   b. 21 Feb 1897, Waukegan, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Married 21 Aug 1918  Anderson, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Ann Bassett,   b. 3 Apr 1919, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1990  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]
    +2. Charles Ronald Bassett,   b. 25 Feb 1922, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1981  (Age 59 years)
     3. William Stewart Bassett,   b. 9 Feb 1925, Pendleton, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1950, Korea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [Natural]
     4. Janet Adele Bassett,   b. Private  [Private]
    +5. Mary Norma Bassett,   b. 15 Dec 1935,   d. 26 May 2018  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F07820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart