Mary Elizabeth Bassett's Obituary
Mary E. Bassett, passed away at the blessed age of 97 on October 15, 2023, in Houston, Texas.
She was born February 18, 1926, to Ethan Allen and Leora Stewman Stout in Horacio,Arkansas.
Mary married William R. Bassett (Jack) on February 6, 1943, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. She was an employee for Sheldon ISD and worked at C.E. King High School, where she later retired.
She enjoyed gardening, painting, bowling, traveling, fishing, singing, playing the harmonica, board games, and family gatherings.
Mary is survived by her loving daughters, Barbara Bassett and Jackie Lynn Brumfield both of Houston, Texas; and her son, William Richard Bassett II (Billy) and his wife Jeanie of Huffman, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and 5 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William R. Bassett (Jack) and her son-in-law Richard Brumfield.
Afterglow
by Helen Lowrie Marshall
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.
What’s your fondest memory of Mary?
What’s a lesson you learned from Mary?
Share a story where Mary's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Mary you’ll never forget.
How did Mary make you smile?
