Walton T. Bassett^[1]

1905 - 1972  (67 years)

• Name	Walton T. Bassett
  Birth	31 Jan 1905	Comanche County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 1972	Comanche County, Texas, USA
  Burial	DeLeon Cemetery, DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas
  Notes	Brownwood Bulletin, Texas, Tuesday, 29 August 1972 Walton Bassett, 67 DE LEON (BBC) ? Services for Walton T. Bassett, 67, of De Leon, a lifetime resident of Comanche County, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Higginbotham Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy E. Spencer, pastor of the De Leon First Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Bassett, a retired employe of De Leon Peanut Co., died at 11 p.m. Monday in De Leon Municipal Hospital after a long illness. Born Jan. 31, 1905 in Comanche County, he married Hazel Preston Dec. 21, 1934 at De Leon and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Prud?homme of Austin and Mrs. Jolene Whitehurst of Pecos; two sisters, Mrs. Esteen Piper of De Leon and Mrs. Mary E. Corbell of Fort Worth; four brothers, C. V. Bassett and D.L. Bassett, both of De Leon, J.C. Bassett of Dublin and Gaston Bassett of Irving; and eight grandchildren. Free Press, September 7, 1927 Walton T. Bassett Walton T. Bassett, age 87, a retired employee of the DeLeon Peanut Co., died at 11 pm Mon., 28 Aug 1972 in the DeLeon Hosp. after a long illness. Funeral was conducted on Weds., 30 Aug 1972 at 2:30 pm in the Higginbotham Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the DeLeon Cem. Mr. Bassett was born 31 Jan 1905 in Comanche Co., he had lived in DeLeon all of his life. He married Hazel Preston on 21 Dec 1934 in DeLeon. He was a member of the 1st Bapt. Church. Survivors: his wife, Hazel; 2daus: Mrs. Shirley Prud'homme - Austin & Mrs. Jolene Whitehurst -Pecos; 2sis: Mrs. Esteen Piper - DeLeon & Mrs. Mary E. Corbell - Ft. Worth; 4bros: C.V. & D.L. Bassett, both of DeLeon, J.C. Bassett-Dublin & Gaston Bassett-Irving. 8 gch. Nephews acted as pallbearers.
  Person ID	P1199	13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Hudson Bassett,   b. 31 Aug 1879, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA d. 12 Sep 1959, Comanche County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Mollie unk,   b. 6 Dec 1885, Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA d. 12 May 1964, Comanche County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	bfr 1906	Alabama, USA
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hazel Ruth Preston,   b. 31 Jul 1914, Comyn, Texas d. 27 Mar 2017, Texas (Age 102 years)
  Children	1. Shirley Ruth Bassett   2. Jolene Bassett
  Family ID	F884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Rommie Myers,   b. 10 Jan 1908   d. 9 Jul 1932, Texas (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S-1772156360] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=45165897&pid=1199