Charles Ronald Bassett

1930 - 2018  (88 years)

• Name	Charles Ronald Bassett
  Born	13 Mar 1930	Skiatook, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jun 2018
  Notes	The Lawton Constitution, Oklahoma, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Charles Ronald ?Ron? Bassett ANADARKO - Funeral for Charles Ronald "Ron" Bassett, 88, Anadarko, was Monday, June 25, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, Anadarko, with the Rev. Felecia Hensley and the Rev. David Gardner officiating. Burial was in Memory Lane Cemetery, Anadarko, under direction of Smith Funeral Home, Anadarko. Charles Ronald "Ron" Bassett was born March 13, 1930, to Tom and Marjorie Bassett in Skiatook.Tom and Marjorie soon moved to Anadarko to open a business and this is where Ron grew up. Ron attended school in Anadarko where he learned to played trombone in the band. He went on to OU where he played in the band as first chair for four years and earned a bachelor's degree in business. While attending OU, Ron was in ROTC and after graduation he began serving the Army by serving in Korea. When the war ended, 1st Lt. Bassett returned to Anadarko to work in the family business, Anadarko Auto Supply. After his father died, Ron owned and operated Anadarko Auto Supply until retirement in 1997. Ron met his first wife Ruth Watson, on June 24, 1955, while attending his best friend's wedding. They married in 1956 and it lasted 42 years until Ruth passed away in 1998. Ron remained the eligible bachelor for several years and finally married the girl next door, Jean Anne McKee, in 2004. They remained happily married until her death in 2013. Ron was on the board of directors for the First State Bank of Anadarko from 1983 to 2017. After his retirement in 1997 the board of directors became his "job"! He was a member of the Lions Club, Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Ron is survived by his daughters: Dena Lee, Debi Zerger and husband Doug, Teri Jean Cunningham and husband Jay; son, Rick McKee; and grandchildren: Jared, Josh, Josette, Jamie, Brad, Jon, Lance, Blake, Tyler, Verlon, Sophie, Travis and Danny. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.smithfuneralservices.com.
  Person ID	I2589	13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bassett,   b. 4 Jul 1907, Ninneka, Grady, Oklahoma, United States ,   d. 6 Nov 1983, Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Marjorie unk,   b. 18 Dec 1907,   d. Nov 1983  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Olna Ruth,   d. 27 Oct 1998
  Married	12 Feb 1956
  Children	1. Dena Bassett   2. Ronald Phillip Bassett,   b. 26 Apr 1963, Beckley, West Virginia ,   d. 31 Jul 2016  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart