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Judy Bassett

Female Abt 1950 - 1974  (24 years)

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  • Name Judy Bassett 
    Birth Abt 1950  Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 3D82B55CDCA18A499FB72AE10C0F698B9044 
    Death 3 Nov 1974  Roseburg, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: House Fire 
    Notes 
    • Oregonian
      November 4, 1974
      Roseburg House Fire Kills Two Young Women
      Roseburg (AP) - Two University of Oregon students died Sunday in a fire at a Roseburg home where they were visiting.
      Authorities identified the victims as Christine Burns, 24, Portland, and Judy Bassett, 24, Albany. The two were staying with Betty Bassett, Judy's mother.
      Miss Burns was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Burns, 2872 NW Cumberland Road.
      Fire officials said the two younger women were sleeping upstairs when the blaze broke out. Mrs. Bassett escaped, then returned in an effort to rescue the victims but was driven back by extreme heat and smoke.
      Mrs. Bassett was hospitalized suffering from shock as well as burns on her hands and face.
      The Roseburg Fire Department is investigating the cause of the blaze.

      Oregonian
      November 5, 1974
      Cause Studied In Fatal Blaze
      Roseburg - Fire officials believe a fire that killed two young women Sunday in a Roseburg home started in the kitchen.
      Fire Chief Richard Fowler said Monday authorities are investigating the fire that killed Christine Burns, 24, Portland, a University of Oregon student, and Judy Bassett, 24, Albany, a teacher. The two were staying with Betty Bassett, Judy's mother.
      Miss Burns was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns, 2872 NW Cumberland Road.
      Fowler said the victim's bodies were found in a rear, downstairs bedroom. The fire badly damaged the downstairs and burned the upstairs, also.
      Mrs. Bassett escaped, but later attempted to rescue the victims. She suffered burns on her hands and face and was hospitalized for treatment of the burns and shock.

      Oregonian
      November 8, 1974
      Bassett, Judy S., 24, of Albany, formerly of Roseburg, November 3 in Roseburg, school teacher, South Albany High School; daughter of Betty Bassett, sister of Joe Bassett, Roseburg; granddaughter of James Hooker, Port Angeles, Washington. Private cremation rites were held. Memorial service Saturday, November 9, 2 p.m. at Roseburg First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dean Kokier officiating. Donations may be made in her memory to Albany or Roseburg Chapters of American Field Service and may be sent to Long & Shukle Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 477, Roseburg, Oregon 97470.
    Person ID I2792  1B John Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2012 

    Father Joseph E. Bassett,   b. 27 Aug 1924, Washington Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1973, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Betty Ann Hooker 
    Family ID F1032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart