| Notes |
- Thelma Marion Bassett's brother (Lionel Bassett) married the sister (Pearl Margaret Gray) of Thelma's husband (Bernard Augustine Gray).
Centre Daily Times
State College, Pennsylvania
December 1, 1999
Lionel Bassett
Lionel Bassett, 90, of Coraopolis died Sunday, Nov, 28, 1999, at Clare Ridge Alternative Facility in State College.
Born May 22, 1909 in Markleton, he was a son of the late Thomas C. and Mary Jane Byron Bassett. He married Pearl Gray, who preceded him in death.
He was a graduate of Carrolltown High School and attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. From 1936 through 1981, he was owner and operator of Bassett Brothers Grocery in Coraopolis. He was a member of Coraopolis United Methodist Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. He was a life member of the Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department, serving seven years as chief and 20 years as assistant chief. He served 15 years as treasurer for the Methodist Men and was also involved with Meals on Wheels.
He is survived by twin daughters, Jane Walter of Fishers, Indiana, and Margaret Johnson of Lake Ridge, Virginia; three sons, Lionel of State College, Richard of Littleton, Colorado, and WIlliam of Brentwood, Tennessee; three sisters, Thelma Gray of Chicago, Margaret Link of Coraopolis and Eleanor Uhrine of Moon Township; a brother, Thomas of McKee Rocks; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Copeland's Corapolis, 867 Fifth Avenue, with the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Sterling officiating.
Burial will be in Coraopolis Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Coraopolis United Methodist Church, 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108.
|
Bassett Family Association Database
