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Adn.com, 18 Jun 2009
Billie Bassett (Picture included)
Billie Lee Bassett, 84, formerly of Anchorage, died June 15, 2009, at home in Hayward, Calif. She was born Sept. 23, 1924, in Oklahoma. Her parents were Clon and Thelma Powell. After graduating from high school in Blackwell, Okla., she traveled and worked in various cities including Wichita, Chicago, New Orleans and Dallas. She married Willard "Bill" Bassett in Reno, Nev., in 1947 and they had six children. Billie returned to college and obtained a nursing degree from Chabot College in Hayward. In 1969, she began a nursing career specializing in labor and delivery at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward that lasted almost 25 years. She assisted many parents in bringing their children into this world. After retiring at age 68, she traveled the world. While living in Anchorage from 1992-1996, she was reunited with a high school friend, Donald J. Brewer, and they married on New Year's Eve 1996 in Billings, Mont., where they made their home for 10 years. They moved to California in the spring of 2007. Her love of travel took her all over the world including Russia, England, France and Africa. Her last trip was to New York City in May 2009. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, friend, grandmother and great-grandmother and her vibrant personality and positive spirit will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Bill Bassett; son, Rodney; and grandson, Joshua Rogers. She is survived by her husband, Donald J. Brewer; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and John Reynolds; and brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Annabelle Powell; her five children and their spouses, Gary Bassett, Randy and Jennie Bassett, Tim Altman and Karen Rogers, Kelly Bassett and Joyce Seekatz; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A tribute to Billie and a celebration of her life will be held June 28 in Fremont, Calif. For additional information see www.caringbridge.com/billieleebassett.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1924 - 2009 (84 years)