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- Permian Basin Obituaries
Friday, March 18, 2005
Odessa American
Melba Slaton Bassett
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Odessa - Melba Slaton Bassett, 86, of Odessa, passed away Wedensday, March 16, 2005, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1918, in Colorado City to George D. and Allie Slaton and spent her childhood there. She attended Texas Women's University where she proudly sang in the choir and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. She married A.C. "Johnny" Bassett July 14, 1940, in Colorado City. After World War II, they moved to Odessa where she was a loving wife and mother to her husband and two sons. They were longtime members of First Presbyterian Church. Melba loved arts & crafts and was adept at sewing, wood carving and needlepoint. Her favorite pastimes were skiing, golfing, fishing, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the Odessa Symphony Guild, Junior League of Odessa, Crystal Ball Foundation, Salvation Army, The United Way, and contributed generously to many other charitable causes. Sharing with her husband an interest in educational opportunities, they endowed scholarships at Odessa College and Texas A&M, and they established the Ector County Scholarship Foundation benefiting Odessa College and UTPB.
She was preceded in death by her husband, A.C. Bassett; her parents; and brothers, Norris and George Slaton. Survivors include sons, Don A. Bassett, Billy G. Bassett and wife, Sheilagh; grandchildren, Bo and wife, Keri, of Houston, Blake and Meg of Dallas, Blaire of Fort Worth, and Erin and Paige of Fort Worth; and great-grandchildren, Zachary, Caroline and Ellie.
A Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Nora Fitch officiating. Memorials may be made to the Ector County Scholarship Foundation. Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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