Raymond Elmer Bassett

1928 - 2021  (93 years)

• Name	Raymond Elmer Bassett
  Birth	05 Jun 1928	Frankfort ,Clinton County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Nov 2021
  Notes	LakeExpo Raymond Elmer Bassett June 5, 1928 ? November 7, 2021 Raymond Elmer Bassett was born June 5, 1928 in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana to Burnice Clark and Mary Jeanette (Hailman) Bassett. He died November 7, 2021 in Osage Beach, Missouri. Family was present. Raymond graduated from Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield, Illinois, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy two weeks before his graduation. He served his country and was recruited into espionage during World War II. He attended Indiana State in Terre Haute, and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan with a degree in Music Education. He then went on to Garrett Theological Seminary, in Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1964. He pastored for the Methodist Church in the Central Illinois Conference for 41 years. He also worked as a volunteer hospital Chaplain in Springfield, Peoria, and Kankakee (Illinois). Raymond was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Eastern Star. He retired in September 1995, where he and his wife, Louise, moved to Sunrise Beach, Missouri. He was involved in the American Legion for 20 years as the Post Chaplin, 12 years as District Chaplin, and 12 years Department Chaplin of American Legion for Missouri. He was involved in the American Passion Play in Bloomington, Illinois for 47 years as the disciple John, Thomas, one of the Sanhedrin, and recently as a tenor in the play?s choir. He continued serving others through hospice care. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, (Evelyn) Louise Wood Bassett; their children: Gwyneth (Terry) Nelson of Meade, Kansas, Michelle (Joe) Knaack of McHenry, Illinois, Nathan (Tonya) Bassett of Bloomington, Illinois, Melissa Whitaker of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Cameron (Kimberly) Bassett of Auburndale, Florida; 17 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He enjoyed photography, genealogy, travelling, rug weaving, wood working, and painting. He loved people and talking with them. His ashes will be privately interred at a later date.
  Person ID	I445	20B Caleb Bassett
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Burnice Clark Bassett,   b. 25 Nov 1886, 7 mi N of Sioux City, Iowa d. 01 Oct 1974, Frankfort, Indiana (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Jeanette Hailman,   b. 20 Jul 1898, Frankfort, Indiana d. 02 Feb 1965, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	03 Jan 1920	Frankfort, Indiana
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart