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Willie Byrd Bassett, Jr.

Male 1946 - 2002  (55 years)


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  • Name Willie Byrd Bassett 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 26 May 1946  Randolph County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Atlanta, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Employee, Beers Construction Company 
    Died 11 Feb 2002  Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Feb 2002  Randolph Co, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • W.B. "Billy" Bassett
      The Randolph Leader Feb 2002, Randolph, Alabama

      (WEDOWEE) - Services for W. B. "Billy" Bassett Jr., 55, of Wedowee, formerly of Smyrna, Ga., will be Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at 11 a.m. at Midway United Methodist Church, with the Revs. James Manley and Clay Manley officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.
      Mr. Bassett died Monday, Feb. 11, at Northeast Regional Medical Center, Anniston.
      A Randolph County native, Mr. Bassett was born May 26, 1946, son of Willie Byrd Bassett Sr. and Gladys Parmer Bassett. He was a member of Midway United Methodist Church and had been employed with Beers Construction Company in Atlanta.
      Survivors include his wife, Judy Bassett of Wedowee; two daughters, Lisa Alene Bassett of Jacksonville, Fla., and Carolyn B. Hall of Wedowee; son-in-law Dann Hall of Wedowee; two grandchildren; three sisters, Wylodene Clark of Roanoke, Juanita Ussery of McDonough, Ga., and Margaret Myers of Pikeville, Tenn.; and one brother, Kim Bassett of Ashland.
      The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Mr. Bassett will lie in state at the church for on ehour prior to services on Thursday.
      Pallbearers will be Hank Johns, Larry Darnell, Lee Noles, Bill Hodge, Robert French and Jimmy McCain. Honorary pallbearers will be former company members.
      In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to American Kidney Foundation (6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 28952).
      Arrangements are by Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee.
    Person ID P1637  13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2012 

    Father Willie Byrd Bassett,   b. 29 Apr 1913, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1973, Randolph County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Gladys Parmer,   b. 23 Aug 1922, Randolph County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2001, Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judy unk 
    Children 
     1. Carolyn Bassett Hall  [Natural]
     2. Lis Alene Bassett  [Natural]
    Family ID F656  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart