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Marynm Shaw Bassett
March 23, 1929 ? March 2, 2017
Marynm Shaw Bassett, 87, of Fayetteville died March 2, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family who loved her dearly. She was born March 23, 1929 in Homer, Louisiana, the daughter of Effie Mae White Shaw and Gill Shaw.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her loving husband and soulmate of 55 years, Woodson W. ?Bill? Bassett, Jr.
She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Bassett Schaffer and husband, Archie Schaffer III, of Fayetteville; sons, Tod Bassett of Fayetteville and Woody Bassett and fiancé, Sheri Rothwell, also of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Eliot Shaw Schaffer and Corbett Clayton Bassett, both of Fayetteville; brother, John Nolyn Shaw and his wife, Marion, of De Ridder, Louisiana; and niece Marynm Shaw Martin and her husband, Herb.
After the untimely death of her father when she was very young, Marynm was raised by her mother in Homer. She later attended and earned a degree in 1949 from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. In 1950, while living and working in Monroe, Louisiana, she claimed the runner-up title in the Miss Louisiana contest. She married her husband Bill on December 16, 1950 and in early 1952 they moved from Monroe to Bill?s hometown of Fayetteville. She lived the rest of her life in her beloved Fayetteville where she and her husband raised their three children. After working as a medical lab technician when her children were young, she embarked on a career as an interior designer at which she excelled, eventually forming her own business known as Design and Decor by Marynm Bassett.
With her natural talent and exquisite taste, coupled with her engaging personality and love of people, she flourished as a gifted interior designer and decorator, putting her unique touch on homes, offices and structures of every kind throughout Northwest Arkansas for nearly four decades. She was admired and respected by all those she worked with and worked for during her life. The quality of the projects she took on for her clients during her career stands as a shining testament to her success in her chosen field of work.
She was an extraordinary person: smart with a strong work ethic, tough and courageous, loyal and reliable, friendly and funny, compassionate and good-hearted.
She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother, a wonderful wife, and a cherished friend to many. In ways too numerous to recite, she made a difference in her community and in the lives of countless people from all walks of life, often quietly, and always because she cared about others, especially the most vulnerable among us.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8 at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. A private burial service will follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory.
Memorials may be made to Washington Regional Hospice, P.O. Box 356, Fayetteville, AR 72702 or WelcomeHealth, 1100 N. Woolsey Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703.
To sign the online guest book please visit www.nelsonberna.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1929 - 2017 (87 years)