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- Warwick Beacon, May 10, 2000
T. Raymond Bassett
T. Raymond Bassett, 75, of Pitman Road, an employee for Rhode Island Services for the Blind before he retired, died May 10, 2000, at Kent Regency Genesis Eldercare Center. He was the husband of Catherine E. (Magner) Bassett. Born in Providence, a son of the late Oscar Bassett and Doris (Reynolds) Collins, he lived in Warwick most of his life, and had lived in East Providence for eight years. He had been a supervisor at Quonset Point Naval Air Station for 25 years, and vice president of Elmar Creations, Providence, for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as an expert rifleman. He received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. He was a member and past commander of VFW Post 5385, East Providence, and a member of VFW Post 272, Warwick. He was past president of the Warwick Jaycees, and a former member of the Jaycees executive board, and the National Miss America Pagent. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Paul M. Bassett, with whom he lived; a daughter, Nancy J. Haibon of Warwick; a brother, Oscar Bassett of North Providence; and seven grandchildren. He was the father of the late James E. Bassett, and brother of the late Elliott and Niles Bassett. The funeral was held from Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kevin Church, Sandy Lane. Burial with military honors was in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
Rhody Beat, Rhode Island Obituaries
T. Raymond Bassett, May 10, 2000
T. Raymond Bassett, 75, of Pitman Road, an employee for Rhode Island Services for the Blind before he retired, died May 10, 2000, at Kent Regency Genesis Eldercare Center. He was the husband of Catherine E. (Magner) Bassett. Born in Providence, a son of the late Oscar Bassett and Doris (Reynolds) Collins, he lived in Warwick most of his life, and had lived in East Providence for eight years.He had been a supervisor at Quonset Point Naval Air Station for 25 years, and vice president of Elmar Creations, Providence, for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as an expert rifleman. He received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. He was a member and past commander of VFW Post 5385, East Providence, and a member of VFW Post 272, Warwick. He was past president of the Warwick Jaycees, and a former member of the Jaycees executive board, and the National Miss America Pagent. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Paul M. Bassett, with whom he lived; a daughter, Nancy J. Haibon of Warwick; a brother, Oscar Bassett of North Providence; and seven grandchildren. He was the father of the late James E. Bassett, and brother of the late Elliott and Niles Bassett. The funeral was held from Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kevin Church, Sandy Lane. Burial with military honors was in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1925 - 2000 (75 years)
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