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Marshall Capers Bassett

Male 1912 - 2000  (87 years)


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  • Name Marshall Capers Bassett 
    Born 27 Mar 1912  Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried 2000  St. Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 5 Feb 2000  St. Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Federal Census of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas (25 Apr 1930)
      Marshall C. Bassett 18 M AR AR AR Boarder Repair Man Telephone Co.
      St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, 12 Feb 2000
      Marshall Capers Bassett

      Bassett, Marshall Capers, died February 5, 2000, at Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, following a long illness, he was 86. Mr. Bassett left his career and the one he held dearest, farming and cattle breeding, to serve with the 'Seabees' during World War II in the South Pacific. After the war he continued his work as an industrial engineer with Boeing. Douglass and McDonnell-Douglas Corporations until his retirement in 1975. Across four decades, Mr. Bassett enjoyed hunting and horseback riding. In mid-life the became an avid golfer and gardener. Throughout the span of his entire life he was guided by his faith and spirituality. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista and a regular visitor of St. John's United Methodist Church of St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday at Callison-Lough Funeral Home, 605 W. Central, Bentonville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m., Thursday. Burial will be Benton County Memorial Park. Mr. Bassett was preceded in death by his son, Jim Bassett and his first wife, Nancy A. Bassett; among survivors are his wife, Zantha Bassett and daughter, Marshal Shepley, both of St. Louis, Missouri; nieces and nephews; a stepdaughter, Charlene Gerard of Williamsburg, Virginia; and four stepgrandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.




    Person ID P900  13B RIchard William Bassett of Georgia
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2012 

    Father William C Bassett,   b. 27 Sep 1874, Sebastian County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1965, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Florence Ella Dearen,   b. 8 Feb 1883, Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkanas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1953, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 1901  Sebastian County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Zantha Goldeana,   b. 5 Dec 1917, Bernham, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 2016, Williamsburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Children 
     1. Marshal Bassett Shepley  [Natural]
    Family ID F380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 (1) Nancy Lee Altaffer 
    Married 31 Oct 1931 
    Children 
     1. Jimmy Jack Bassett,   b. 21 Mar 1933, Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1955, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F381  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart