Notes |
- Mays Funeral Home
Kenneth Bassett
February 1st, 1925 – March 16th, 2008
Pleasant Point – Kenneth J. Bassett, 83, died Sunday, March 16, 2008. Kenneth
was born in Pleasant Point on February 1, 1925, son of George and Margaret
(Polis) Bassett Sr. After graduating from high school, he entered the US Army,
serving in Normandy as a medic during WWII. After the war, Kenneth enlisted in
the US Marine Corps as a MP. He served in the Battle of Chosen Reservoi
where he was captured and held as a POW for 2 years and nine months. Kenneth
was predeceased by his wife, Veronica (Tomah) Bassett; a son, Elvis; and a
sister, Frances. Surviving are his children, Sophia Paul, Jamie Murphy, Travis
Murphy, Gidget Newell, Joyce Doten, Robert Tomah, Kenneth Murphy, and Brenda
Breeze; two brothers, George Jr. and Lane Bassett; and many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Friends may call starting 12 noon on Wednesday until 9
a.m. Thursday at his home, 31 Back Rd., Pleasant Point. A funeral service will
be held 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Pleasant Point. Burial
will follow in the Tribal Cemetery. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais
& Eastport
|