Roy C. Bassett, Salina
Emporia native Roy C. Bassett of Mapleton, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, at the Mount Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg. He was 85.
The son of Roy C. Sr., and Lucille Humphreys Bassett, he was born April 2, 1921, at Emporia. He graduated from Emporia High School and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia.
He owned and operated Bassett and Sons Auto Parts in Emporia during the 1960s. During World War II, he volunteered as a civilian worker for the Air Force and the Signal Corps. He was trained in radio and technology at Philadelphia and Baltimore. After the war, he worked as an electronics technician for Ed Marling’s in Topeka.
He married Helen Troutman on June 29, 1945. She died in 1975. He married Geraldine Speck on June 19, 1976. She died in 1987. He married Louise Post on Feb. 10, 1990, at Mapleton. She survives.
He had been a member of the Mapleton Christian Church since 1990. He was a lifetime member of Orient Masonic Lodge 51 in Topeka. He was past president of Ed Marling’s Credit Union and past president of the Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club.
Mr. Bassett is also survived by two stepsons, two stepdaughters, four stepgrandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren. A sister, Mary Ann Crocker, and two stepsons died earlier.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m., Thursday in the Mapleton Christian Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery at Topeka. The family will meet friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Cheney Witt Chapel. There will be a Masonic service at 6:45 p.m.
Memorial contributions to the Mapleton Christian Church, or the Tri-Ko Workshop for the Mentally Disabled or the Angels Among Us Foundation may be sent to the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701.
Messages to the family may be left at cheneywittcondolence@cpol.net.