Richard Gene Bassett

1931 - 2019  (87 years)

• Name	Richard Gene Bassett
  Birth	2 Nov 1931	Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 2019	Miller's Merry Manor, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana
  Notes	Memorial Networks Richard Gene Bassett November 2, 1931 ? February 26, 2019 Richard Gene Bassett, 87, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:15 pm, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Miller's Merry Manor West in Wabash. He was born November 2, 1931 in Kokomo, Indiana to Harold and Margaret (Randall) Bassett. Richard attended Lincolnville High School, and was a US Army veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. He married Beatrice "Bebe" Story at the Southside EUB Church in Wabash, on January 9, 1953. He worked at Container Corporation 33 years, retiring in 1994, and was a lifelong farmer. Richard was a member of the Lincolnville United Methodist Church. He enjoyed cars, watching basketball, and loved being with his family, but farming was his passion. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice "Bebe" Bassett; three children, Jackie Hurst, Terry (Edna) Bassett, and Becky (Mark) Pratt; four grandchildren, Dustin (Rachel) Hurst, Brian (Stefanie) Bassett, Shannon Bassett, and Chad (Jordie) Bassett, and seven great grandchildren, all of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Melissa Rice officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Etna Cemetery, Mt. Etna, Indiana. Friends may call 2-6 pm Saturday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Lincolnville United Methodist Church. The memorial guest book for Richard may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
  Person ID	I26175	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Harold Israel Bassett,   b. 8 May 1908, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana d. 1 Feb 1988, Merry Manor Nursing Home, Wabash, Indiana (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret Edna Randol,   b. 11 Feb 1906   d. 25 Feb 1990 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1929
  Family ID	F06376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice Ellen Story,   b. Private
  Marriage	Private
  Children	+ 1. Jacqueline Sue Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private] + 2. Terry Gene Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]   3. Rebecca Ellen Bassett,   b. Private  [Father: Private]  [Mother: Private]
  Family ID	F10121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart