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- Hornell Evening Tribune
ELDER CAROL O. BASSETT
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CANISTEO [Steuben Co., NY] - Elder Carol O. Bassett, 84, of State Route #248,
entered into rest Thursday (Dec. 13, 2001) at St. James Mercy Hospital,
following a short illness.
He was born Aug. 6, 1917 in Greenwood to Ray and Sally Osmin Bassett. He
married Essie Zeh on Aug. 24, 1941 in Palmyra. He was predeceased by a
daughter, Becky Bassett in 1969.
He was a graduate of Greenwood Central School, Class of 1937. He was a member
of the Community of Christ Church of Greenwood, formerly known as the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where he was ordained
as Priest in 1937 and as an Elder in 1949. He served the church as pastor for
over 40 years. He had been a member of the Greenwood Central School Board of
Education.
He had worked at the former Corbin Woodworking Corp. for over 23 years, had
been a school bus driver for Jasper Central School where he had also worked as
a custodian. He had driven a HAT bus for over three years and had lived on his
farm since 1945, where he enjoyed farming. Carol enjoyed his family and was a
vital part in assisting his wife in raising over 20 foster children.
In addition to his wife of 60 years, he is survived by three daughters,
Lorraine (Richard) Warriner of Greenwood, Linda (Patsy) McCaffery of Andover
and Carolyn (Terry) Smith of Grove City, Ohio; one son, LeRoy (Rebecca)
Bassett of Titusville, Fla.; one sister, Cora Burley of North Carolina; 14
grandchildren, including granddaughters, Samantha Leya Bassett and Tabatha
Marie Bassett Bryant who were under the care of their grandparents until
leaving home; five step grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two
nieces; and one nephew.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the H.P.
Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, 29 East Main St., Canisteo. Funeral services
will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Community of Christ Church in Greenwood.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood.
Memorials in the name of Carol Bassett may be made to the Community of Christ
Church, c/o Lorraine Warriner, P.O. Box 945, Greenwood, N.Y. 14839.
Eastern Great Lakes Mission Center
Carol Bassett
Carol Bassett, 84, served as the pastor of the Greenwood Congregation for many
years. He was the father of the current pastor, Lorraine Warriner, and the
former pastor, Carolyn Smith. As a pastor he touched countless lives and
served as the faithful shepherd of his flock for several decades. Carol was
also the patriarch of a large and loving family. As a father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather, he nurtured and shaped the lives of children,
grandchildren, and others he adopted and claimed as his own through his love.
Carol had trouble breathing for some months and recently he had been diagnosed
with congestive heart failure. On Thursday, December 13, 2001, Carol had been
unconscious all day. He took a deep breath and peacefully went home to his
Lord about 9:50 p.m. His funeral was conducted on Sunday, December 16th at the
Greenwood Congregation where Carol had served so faithfully for so long. A
choir composed of fifteen of Carol's granddaughters sang during the service.
Carol's family has wonderful testimonies to share, testimonies right up to the
very end of Carol's life. But he will be deeply missed and there is grief as
well. Please remember Essie, the children, and all of his extended family in
your prayers.
Carol's passing will profoundly affect the Greenwood Congregation too. His
kind and gentle guidance and stabilizing and comforting presence will be
greatly missed. Please pray for the Congregation to the purpose that Carol's
influence will continue to live on powerfully through the lives of those he
loved and who loved him.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1917 - 2001 (84 years)
d. 1958 (Age 70 years)