Virgil John Bassett

1901 - 1971  (69 years)

• Name	Virgil John Bassett
  Birth	4 Jun 1901	DeKalb County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1C7B6822886B8748B7C84C9E903B6B7E0079
  Death	28 Apr 1971	Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Burial	St. Joe Cemetery, Indiana
  Notes	1930 Federal Census of Concord, DeKalb County, Indiana (24 Apr 1930) Virgil Bassett 28 M IN OH OH Head Truck Driver General Hauling Flossie M. 23 F IN IN IN Wife Virgil Jr. 1 3/12 M IN IN IN Son (Married at 25 & 20) The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 26 Mar 1993 Flossie Bassett Flossie Bassett, 86, of Auburn, died yesterday in Betz Nursing Home. She was the widow of Virgil Sr. Surviving are a daughter, Dessie Biddle of Dousman, Wis.; sons, Virgil Jr. and Merle, both of Auburn, and Richard of Kendalville; brother, Judson Keeler of Kendalville; nine grandchildrdn; and nine great-grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. tomorrow in McComb, Dilgard & Cline Funeral Home, Auburn, where calling is 2 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in St. Joe Cemetery. Preferred memorials are gifts to Auburn Church of Christ. DeKalb County 1837 - 1987, Volume Two DeKalb County Families (1987) Virgil and Flossie Bassett have been life long residents of DeKalb County, living in Auburn and Concord Township. Virgil's aprents, John Edward and Lonnie Bassett lived in Concord Township where they owned a farm and farmed for a living. Flossie's parents, William & Daisy Keller also lived in Concord Township, and like John & Lonnie Bassett, farmed the land they lived on. On 10 October 1927, Virgil Bassett and Flossie Keeler were married and took up housekeeping on North Street in Auburn. While they lived in Aubrn, both Virgil and Flossie worked for the Auburn Automobile Company. They worked for the Auburn until 1933, when the plant was closed down. When the Auburn Automobile company closed down, Virgil and Flossie purchased a farm in Concord Township and farmed the land until 1969 when they retired and moved back to Auburn. Virgil and Flossie had four children all of whom have their own families today. In 1928, Virgil Jr. was born and today is owner/operator of Bassett Office Supply with the rest of his family. Merle Bassett was born in 1932 and is the owner/operator of Bassett Electric Motor Repair in Auburn. In 1933, Dessie (Bassett) Biddle was born and now lives in Kendallville and is working for the Noble County Cable Company. One of the activities that Virgil and Flossie participated in was the Auburn Grange. Virgil Bassett died in 1971 and is buried along with his family in St. Joe. Flossie currently resides in Auburn.
  Person ID	I428	87B Elias & William Bassett of Ohio
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	John Edward Bassett,   b. 20 May 1871, MarkTownship, Defiance County, Ohio d. 18 Jul 1924, Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Edma Callendar,   b. 3 Apr 1874, Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio d. 24 Jan 1952, Garrett, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1897	Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio
  Family ID	F90	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flossie Keeler,   b. 2 Jan 1907   d. 25 Mar 1993, Auburn, Indiana (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1927
  Children	+ 1. Virgil John Bassett, Jr.,   b. 11 Dec 1928   d. 27 Jun 1993 (Age 64 years) + 2. Merle Eugene Bassett,   b. 20 Jan 1932, DeKalb County, Indiana d. 6 Jan 1999, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Age 66 years)   3. Dessie Marie Bassett,   b. 14 Nov 1933, St. Joe, DeKalb County, Indiana d. 3 Oct 2023, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (Age 89 years) + 4. Richard Lee Bassett,   b. 7 May 1937   d. 28 May 2018 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart