Walter Woolsey Bassett

1907 - 2005  (98 years)

• Name	Walter Woolsey Bassett
  Born	19 Oct 1907
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D392535C01204A49B2E0B5C145909D498BCF
  Died	27 Dec 2005
  Notes	3B323235331. Walter Woolsey Bassett, son of Walter Sereno and Edna Woolsey (Swift) Bassett, was born 19 Oct 1907 (SSDI). He died 27 Dec 2005 (SSDI). He married Helen Adelaide Smith on 6 Jun 1931. She was born 28 Oct 1906. She died 18 Jun 1993. He was living in 1976 at 57 Riding Club Road in Wilton, Connecticut. BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH: Information from Truman W. Bassett by correspondence 4 March 2008. Norwalk Citizen News, Connecticut, 6 Jan 2006 Walter W. Bassett Walter Woolsey Bassett, 98, of Wilton died Dec. 27 at Norwalk Hospital. He was the son of Walter and Edna Swift Bassett. He was born in Stratford, and had lived in Wilton since 1923. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen Smith Bassett, in 1992. He had a long career in banking. He was vice president of the National Bank of Norwalk, which became The Union Trust Company and today is the Wachovia Bank. He worked there from 1928 until his retirement in 1969. During his many years in Wilton he was active in town. He joined the Wilton Congregational Church in 1924 and was the longest living member of that church at the time of his death. He served the church as a deacon, chairman of the deacons, on building, cemetery and search committees, and was treasurer for about 20 years. He was president of the Bald Hill Cemetery Association for many years and was a past master of the Cannon Grange. He was a member of The Sons of the American Revolution and had traced his family origins back to Thomas Bassett, who came to the United States in 1635. Among his other interests he enjoyed gardening, stamp collecting, chess and genealogy. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Arthur Krenz of Middlefield, a son and daughter-in-law, Truman and Elizabeth Bassett of Trumbull; two sisters, Marion Timmins and Ruth Bassett of Wilton; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother, Norman A. Bassett of Midland, Texas. A memorial service took place Dec. 30 at the Wilton Congregational Church. Interment was private. Memorial contributions can be made to the Wilton Congregational Church, 70 Ridgefield Road, Wilton 06897. The Bouton Funeral Home of Georgetown handled arrangements.
  Person ID	I6761	3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Walter Sereno Bassett,   b. 6 Apr 1883,   d. 24 Nov 1974  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Edna Woolsey Swift,   b. 28 Mar 1883,   d. 18 Dec 1961  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1905
  Family ID	F2428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Adelaide Smith,   b. 28 Oct 1906,   d. 18 Jun 1993  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1931
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Last Modified	27 May 2015
  Family ID	F2430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart