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- The Daily Home, September 12, 2017
LeRoy Bassett Jr.
Mr. LeRoy Bassett Jr. age 79 of Birmingham, Al passed away on September 9, 2017 at Grandview Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Bassett will be held on Thursday September 14, 2017 at 2:00PM at Curtis and Son Funeral Home Childersburg Chapel. Visitation will be on Wednesday September 13, 2017 from 6-8PM at the Childersburg Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. Rev. Jimmy Maxwell will be officiating the service. Survivors are his Wife; Frankie Bassett. Son: Tim (Melissa) Bassett. Daughter; Tamera (Byron) Lane. Grandchildren: Ryan Bassett, Ashley Bassett, Hunter Payant, Heath Payant, Melissa Lane, Stacey Lane. Brother: Larry Bassett. Sister; Evelyn Gaston. Online condolences may be offered at www.cursitandsonfunerals.com. Curtis and Son Childersburg Chapel will direct the service.
Piedmont SAR Newsletter, January 2011
LeRoy Bassett Jr. became a member of the Piedmont Chapter as a surprise Christmas gift from his son and grandson who are current members of the chapter. The three generations of the Bassett family joined the SAR as descendants of Patriot Richard William Bassett who served as a Dragoon in Lee’s Legion. Their applications were the first in their line to claim Richard William Bassett as a Patriot Ancestor.
LeRoy has been married to his high school sweetheart, Frankie Helms Bassett, for over 50 years. They have two children: Tim Bassett of Cumming, Ga. And Tamera Bassett Lane of Birmingham, Al. He is also the proud grandfather of four grandchildren: Ryan and Ashley Bassett, and Hunter and Heath Payant.
After serving in the United States Air Force, LeRoy attended the Horn School of Drafting and design, Jefferson State College, and University of Alabama in Birmingham where he studied Electrical Engineering. After college, he worked for the Southern Company Nuclear Division until he retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. They currently reside in Birmingham, Alabama, where they are enjoying an active retirement.
In the photo above on the left, Piedmont President Carl Bhame looks on as Past President Bob Sapp, in uniform present the SAR Membership Certificate to LeRoy Bassett Jr. Other members of the Bassett family are from l-r: LeRoy’s grandson, Ryan Bassett, son, Tim Bassett and wife, Frankie Bassett.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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