Lessa Marie (Helena) Williamson

1917 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Lessa Marie (Helena) Williamson
  Birth	13 Apr 1917	Rockford, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  _UID	05459D898144A146B163250C689187321388
  Death	25 Apr 2007
  Burial	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (April 16, 1930) Earl Bassett - Negro - 33 - Male - MS-MS-MS - Head - Waiter Dining Car Helena - Negro - 26 - Female - IL-IL-IL - Wife - Actress Theater (Married at 30 and 26) Flem - Negro - 65 - Male - MS-MS-MS - Father - Truck Washer Packing House Emely - Negro - 56 - Female - MS-MS-MS - Mother - Servant Private Family and two lodgers (Married at 21 and 18) 1940 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (April 30, 1940) Lessa Williamson - Negro - 23 - Female - Head - Rockford, Illinois Elizabeth - Negro - 19 - Female - Sister - Rockford, Illinois - Typist Publishing Company Earl Wesley - Negro - 0/12 - Male - Son - Illinois (Living at 5633 South Calumet Avenue) In Memory of Lessa Marie Williamson Owens Lessa’s Obituary Owens, Lessa Marie Williamson - Age 90 died April 25th, 2007. Lessa was born in Rockford, Illinois on April 13, 1917 to the parents of Isaac and Eva Williamson. She attended Rockford High School and The Chicago Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois for post graduate education. She won many art awards and was accomplished in vocal music and piano. She was an outstanding dress designer and seamstress, at which she made her living as an entrepreneur from her teenage years until her retirement in 1983. Leaves to mourn her, four sons, Earl Wesley Bassett, Martin Todd Bassett, Isaac Admond Bassett (Helen) and Allason Nathaniel Owens. She is survived by her sons and sisters, Dorothy Hayes of Detroit, Michigan, Mabel Reid of Atlanta, Georgia, and Katie Sample of Minneapolis, Minnesota; 14 grandchildren, including Carl Bassett, Earl W. Bassett III, Carmen Cattledge, Kelly Clopton, Michael Bassett, Damon Bassett, Danita Bassett, Shanetta Bassett, Daryon Bassett, Raven Bassett, Hannah Bassett, Nathaniel Bassett, Keri Owens, Tekla Owens; and 22 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation is Saturday, April 28th at 11:30 a.m. at Lakewood Funeral Chapel and the funeral is at 12:00 p.m. This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.
  Person ID	I8	530B Flem Bassett of Missouri/Illinois
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Isaac Williamson
  Mother	Eva Gray
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Earl Wesley Bassett, Sr.,   b. 27 Jan 1897, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1949 (Age 52 years)
  Children	+ 1. Earl Wesley Bassett, Jr.,   b. Abt 1940, Illinois d. 8 Dec 2011, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)   2. Martin Todd Bassett,   b. 29 Mar 1941   d. 29 Mar 2013 (Age 72 years) + 3. Isaac Admond Bassett,   b. 23 Jul 1943, Rockford, Illinois d. 25 May 2014 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Owens
  Children	1. Allason Nathaniel Owens
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2017