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William N. Bassett

• Father: William Lee Bassett b. 8 Aug 1867, d. c 1917
• Mother: Emma Ofelia Hunt b. 8 Aug 1868, d. 15 Jun 1926

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2014

• Birth*: June 1896; Comanche Co., Texas
• (Son) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Montague Co., Texas; Principal=William Lee Bassett¹
• (Son) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=William Lee Bassett²
• (Brother) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Jesse Terman Bassett³
• 1940 Census*: 1 April 1940; Norman, Cleveland Co., Oklahoma⁴

Myrtle P. Bassett

• Father: William Lee Bassett b. 8 Aug 1867, d. c 1917
• Mother: Emma Ofelia Hunt b. 8 Aug 1868, d. 15 Jun 1926

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 7 June 1898; Comanche Co., Texas¹
• (Daughter) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Montague Co., Texas; Principal=William Lee Bassett²
• (Daughter) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=William Lee Bassett³
• Married Name: circa 1920; Suttles⁴
• Marriage*: circa 1920; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles⁴
• (Wife) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles⁵
• Burial*: say 17 June 1999; Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹
• Death*: 15 July 1999; Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹

Charles Sherman Suttles¹

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 31 October 1895; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹
• Marriage*: circa 1920; Principal=Myrtle P. Bassett¹
• 1930 Census*: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Wife=Myrtle P. Bassett, Son=Alva Suttles, Son=Logan Lee Suttles, Daughter=Opal Venita Suttles, Son=Ray Harold Suttles²
• Death*: 1 July 1930; Plainview, Hale Co., Texas³
• Burial*: say 5 July 1930; Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma⁴

Alva Suttles

• Father: Charles Sherman Suttles b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 1 Jul 1930
• Mother: Myrtle P. Bassett b. 7 Jun 1898, d. 15 Jul 1999

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 6 March 1922¹
• (Son) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles²
• Marriage*: 1 December 1940; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Mildred Earlene Carson³
• Death*: 4 May 1995; Ratliff City, Carter Co., Oklahoma¹
• Burial*: say 6 May 1995; Ratliff City Cemetery, Ratliff City, Carter Co., Oklahoma¹

Mildred Earlene Carson¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2020

• Birth*: 17 March 1922¹
• Married Name: 1 December 1940; Suttles¹
• Marriage*: 1 December 1940; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Alva Suttles¹
• Death*: 26 October 1998; Ratliff City, Carter Co., Oklahoma; Source: Daily Ardmoreite
  
  PRUITT CITY -- Services for Mildred Suttles will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Pruitt City Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Francis Vanbeber and Eugene Christian officiating. Interment will be at Ratliff City Cemetery.
  
  Mrs. Suttles died Oct. 26, 1998, in the Ardmore hospital. She was born March 17, 1922, in Oklahoma, to Carlos and Della Carson.
  
  She married Alva Suttles on Dec. 1, 1940, in Marlow and had been a resident of this area the past 20 years. Her husband preceded her in death in 1995.
  
  She is survived by two daughters, Thelda Stillwell, Broken Arrow, and Janet Mullins, Ratliff City; two sons, Arlen, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Merlen, Canyon Lake, Calif.; a brother, Tilman Cason, Whitesboro, Texas; 16 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
  
  Grandsons will serve as bearers.
  
  Milburn Funeral Home will direct services.¹
• Burial*: say 28 October 1998; Ratliff City Cemetery, Ratliff City, Carter Co., Oklahoma¹

Logan Lee Suttles

• Father: Charles Sherman Suttles b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 1 Jul 1930
• Mother: Myrtle P. Bassett b. 7 Jun 1898, d. 15 Jul 1999

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 14 June 1924; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma
• (Son) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles¹
• Death*: 2 March 2010; Bullhead City, Mohave Co., Arizona²
• Burial*: say 4 March 2010; Desert Lawn Cemetery, Mohave Valley, Mohave Co., Arizona³

Opal Venita Suttles¹

• Father: Charles Sherman Suttles¹ b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 1 Jul 1930
• Mother: Myrtle P. Bassett¹ b. 7 Jun 1898, d. 15 Jul 1999

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 3 February 1927; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹
• (Daughter) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles²
• Death*: 30 March 2010; Duncan, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Opal Venita Biffle Feb. 3, 1927 — March 30, 2010 Opal Venita Biffle, 83, of Marlow, died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Duncan Regional Hospital in Duncan. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 2, 2010 at Marlow Cemetery with Pastor Joe Ligon officiating. Services are under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home.She was born Thursday, February 3, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle Bassett Suttles. She married James R. Biffle Sr. on Nov. 20, 1971 at Anadarko.Venita was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Marlow.Survivors include her husband, James, of the home, two sons, Richard Peek of Tulsa, and Michael L. Hunt of Duncan, a step-son, James R. Biffle Jr. of Houston, Texas, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Logan, Alva and Ray Suttles and a son, Anthony W. "Tony" Hunt.Memorial contributions may be sent to a favorite charity. Online condolences may be made to the family at: www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
  Published in The Duncan Banner on 4/1/2010¹
• Burial*: 2 April 2010; Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹

Ray Harold Suttles¹

• Father: Charles Sherman Suttles¹ b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 1 Jul 1930
• Mother: Myrtle P. Bassett¹ b. 7 Jun 1898, d. 15 Jul 1999

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 2 September 1929; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma¹
• (Son) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Charles Sherman Suttles²
• Marriage*: 16 November 1951; Los Angeles Co., California; Principal=Beverly Ann Nelson³
• Death*: 15 February 1985¹
• Burial*: say 17 February 1985; Little Lake Cemetery, Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles Co., California¹

Beverly Ann Nelson¹

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 5 April 1931^1,2
• Married Name: 16 November 1951; Suttles¹
• Marriage*: 16 November 1951; Los Angeles Co., California; Principal=Ray Harold Suttles¹
• Death*: 6 September 1980; Los Angeles Co., California
• Burial*: say 8 September 1980; Little Lake Cemetery, Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles Co., California²

Leah Bassett

• Father: William Lee Bassett b. 8 Aug 1867, d. c 1917
• Mother: Emma Ofelia Hunt b. 8 Aug 1868, d. 15 Jun 1926

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: circa 1900; Montague Co., Texas
• (Daughter) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=William Lee Bassett¹

Mamon T. Bassett

• Father: William Lee Bassett b. 8 Aug 1867, d. c 1917
• Mother: Emma Ofelia Hunt b. 8 Aug 1868, d. 15 Jun 1926

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 23 June 1903
• (Son) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=William Lee Bassett¹
• Death*: 15 February 1960; Murray Co., Oklahoma
• Burial*: say 17 February 1960; Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, Murray Co., Oklahoma²

Anna N. Lewis¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 26 July 1900; OK Territory¹
• Married Name: circa 1919; Bassett¹
• Marriage*: circa 1919; Oklahoma; Principal=Jesse Terman Bassett¹
• (Wife) 1940 Census: 1 April 1940; Marlow, Stephens Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Jesse Terman Bassett²
• Death*: 3 July 1992; Roswell, Chaves Co., New Mexico¹

Samuel Vernon Smith

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2020

• Birth*: 10 March 1883; Clinton Co., Kentucky^1,2
• Marriage*: 1 November 1908; Principal=Mary Mae Bassett³
• 1910 Census*: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Wife=Mary Mae Bassett, Daughter=Emma Irene Smith⁴
• 1920 Census*: 1 January 1920; Cotton Co., Oklahoma; Wife=Mary Mae Bassett, Daughter=Emma Irene Smith, Son=Robert Lynn Smith, Daughter=Nora Earl Smith⁵
• 1930 Census*: 1 April 1930; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Wife=Mary Mae Bassett, Daughter=Emma Irene Smith, Son=Robert Lynn Smith, Daughter=Nora Earl Smith⁶
• Death*: 5 August 1963; Hastings Cemetery, Hastings, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma¹

Emma Irene Smith¹

• Father: Samuel Vernon Smith¹ b. 10 Mar 1883, d. 5 Aug 1963
• Mother: Mary Mae Bassett¹ b. 28 May 1889, d. 7 Feb 1976

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 26 December 1909; Comanche Co., Oklahoma¹
• (Daughter) 1910 Census: 15 April 1910; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith²
• (Daughter) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Cotton Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith³
• (Daughter) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith⁴
• Death*: 4 May 1989; Jefferson Co., Oklahoma¹

Robert Lynn Smith¹

• Father: Samuel Vernon Smith¹ b. 10 Mar 1883, d. 5 Aug 1963
• Mother: Mary Mae Bassett¹ b. 28 May 1889, d. 7 Feb 1976

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2020

• Birth*: 21 November 1911; Comanche Co., Oklahoma¹
• (Son) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Cotton Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith²
• (Son) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith³
• Marriage*: 30 April 1942; Cotton Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Grace Miranda McCarley⁴
• Death*: 3 November 2001; Jefferson Co., Oklahoma¹

Nora Earl Smith

• Father: Samuel Vernon Smith b. 10 Mar 1883, d. 5 Aug 1963
• Mother: Mary Mae Bassett b. 28 May 1889, d. 7 Feb 1976

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2020

• Birth*: 17 August 1914; Oklahoma¹
• (Daughter) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Cotton Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith²
• (Daughter) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Comanche Co., Oklahoma; Principal=Samuel Vernon Smith³
• Married Name: circa 1931; Smith
• Marriage*: circa 1931; Principal=Jesse Francis Smith
• Married Name: say 1965; Purinton
• Marriage*: say 1965; Principal=(?) Purinton
• Death*: 16 February 1994; Willis Point, Van Zandt Co., Texas¹

Rev. John Vernon Smith¹

• Father: Samuel Vernon Smith¹ b. 10 Mar 1883, d. 5 Aug 1963
• Mother: Mary Mae Bassett¹ b. 28 May 1889, d. 7 Feb 1976

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2020

• Birth*: 22 June 1924; Walters, Cotton Co., Oklahoma¹
• Death*: 8 April 2002; Cushing, Payne Co., Oklahoma; CUSHING ? Funeral services for John Smith are scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial Chapel of the Davis Funeral Home.
  
  Rev. Stephen Orton, pastor of the New Hope Fellowship, Pentecostal Church of God, is set to officiate.
  
  Burial is to follow in Union Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
  
  Smith died Monday, April 8, 2002 in St. Francis Medical Center in Tulsa at the age of 77.
  
  He was born June 22, 1924 in Walters to Samuel and Mary Mae (Bassett) Smith.
  
  He had been a member of the New Hope Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God in Cushing for the last 2 ? years of his life and considered it his home church.
  
  Smith had been the pastor of several churches, including the Holdenville Atwood First Baptist Church, Midway First Baptist Church in Wewoka, Wolf First Baptist Church, and Forrest First Baptist Church in Chandler.
  
  He began as a minister while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
  
  He entered the United States Air Force, where he served for seven years before his discharge.
  
  Smith then entered the United States Army.
  
  While in the army, he served three tours in Vietnam, where he received the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars.
  
  He eventually retired from the army on April 30, 1969.
  
  Smith married LeaDean Reim on Dec. 28, 1995 in Cushing. The couple continued living in Cushing until his death.
  
  He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Linda Sue Smith; one son, Robert Lynn Smith; one brother, Bob Smith; two sisters, Irene Smith McCarter Hayes and Nora Smith Puienton; and two granddaughters, Xena Rodgers and Abbiegail Rodgers.
  
  He is survived by his wife of the home; two daughters, Kim Rodgers of Stillwater and Twila Mason of Seminole; one son, John Smith Jr. of Austin, Texas; three grandchildren; three stepdaughters, Marilyn McFarlin of Stillwater, Leora Barrows of Cushing, and Beverly Sneed of Gardner, Kans.; two stepsons, Cleo Johnson of Cushing and Terry Johnson of Chickasha; 27 stepgrandchildren and numerous step-great-grandchildren.¹
• Burial*: say 10 April 2002; Union Cemetery, Cushing, Payne Co., Oklahoma¹

(?) Purinton

• Last Edited: 2 Feb 2020

• Birth*: say 1912
• Marriage*: say 1965; Principal=Nora Earl Smith

Hettie Bassett¹

• Father: John Thomas Bassett¹ b. 15 Jul 1874, d. 24 Mar 1941
• Mother: Susie Linda Hunt¹ b. Sep 1871, d. c 1902

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 12 August 1892; Alabama¹
• (Daughter) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama; Principal=John Thomas Bassett²
• Married Name: say 1910; Richardson
• Marriage*: say 1910; Clay Co., Alabama; Principal=James Willy Robert Richardson
• (Wife) 1920 Census: 1 January 1920; Clay Co., Alabama; Principal=James Willy Robert Richardson³
• (Wife) 1930 Census: 1 April 1930; Clay Co., Alabama; Principal=James Willy Robert Richardson⁴
• (Wife) 1940 Census: 1 April 1940; Tift Co., Georgia; Principal=James Willy Robert Richardson⁵
• Death*: 15 February 1980; Moultrie, Colquitt Co., Georgia¹
• Burial*: say 17 February 1980; Greenfield Cemetery, Moultrie, Colquitt Co., Georgia¹

James Willy Robert Richardson

• Father: Harrison R. Richardson b. 18 Mar 1864, d. 21 Dec 1928
• Mother: Sarah E. (?) b. 15 Mar 1866

• Last Edited: 7 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 24 September 1886; Alabama
• Marriage*: say 1910; Clay Co., Alabama; Principal=Hettie Bassett
• 1920 Census*: 1 January 1920; Clay Co., Alabama; Wife=Hettie Bassett, Son=Alton V. Richardson, Daughter=Gladys Richardson, Son=Winford Richardson, Daughter=Josephine Richardson¹
• 1930 Census*: 1 April 1930; Clay Co., Alabama; Wife=Hettie Bassett, Daughter=Gladys Richardson, Son=Winford Richardson, Daughter=Josephine Richardson, Son=Harman Richardson, Mother=Sarah E. (?)²
• 1940 Census*: 1 April 1940; Tift Co., Georgia; Wife=Hettie Bassett, Son=Harman Richardson³
• Death*: 4 April 1957; Moultrie, Colquitt Co., Georgia
• Burial*: say 6 April 1957; Greenfield Cemetery, Moultrie, Colquitt Co., Georgia⁴

Levis Eugene Bassett¹

• Father: John Thomas Bassett¹ b. 15 Jul 1874, d. 24 Mar 1941
• Mother: Susie Linda Hunt¹ b. Sep 1871, d. c 1902

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 28 December 1896; Tallapoosa Co., Alabama¹
• (Son) 1900 Census: 1 June 1900; Anniston, Calhoun Co., Alabama; Principal=John Thomas Bassett²
• Marriage*: say 1916; Principal=Ezell Hood
• Death*: 29 March 1929; Tift Co., Georgia¹
• Burial*: say 1 April 1929; Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Ezell Hood

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 19 August 1900¹
• Married Name: say 1916; Bassett
• Marriage*: say 1916; Principal=Levis Eugene Bassett
• Death*: 15 June 1991; Tift Co., Georgia¹
• Burial*: say 17 June 1991; Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Robert Quinton Bassett¹

• Father: Levis Eugene Bassett¹ b. 28 Dec 1896, d. 29 Mar 1929
• Mother: Ezell Hood¹ b. 19 Aug 1900, d. 15 Jun 1991

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 22 December 1917; Clay Co., Alabama¹
• Death*: 24 March 1959; Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois¹
• Burial*: say 26 March 1959; First Baptist Church Cemetery, Ty Ty, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Lawton Eugene Bassett¹

• Father: Levis Eugene Bassett¹ b. 28 Dec 1896, d. 29 Mar 1929
• Mother: Ezell Hood¹ b. 19 Aug 1900, d. 15 Jun 1991

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 4 January 1920; Georgia¹
• Marriage*: say 1940; Principal=Jeffie Mitchell
• Marriage*: say 1956; Principal=Effie Richards
• Death*: 5 September 1987; Tift Co., Georgia¹
• Burial*: say 7 September 1987; First Baptist Church Cemetery, Ty Ty, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Jeffie Mitchell¹

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 19 May 1919; Georgia¹
• Married Name: say 1940; Bassett
• Marriage*: say 1940; Principal=Lawton Eugene Bassett
• Death*: 3 February 1951; Tift Co., Georgia¹
• Burial*: say 5 February 1951; First Baptist Church Cemetery, Ty Ty, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Effie Richards

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 30 January 1917; Tift Co., Georgia
• Married Name: say 1956; Bassett
• Marriage*: say 1956; Principal=Lawton Eugene Bassett
• Death*: 7 May 1993; Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia
• Burial*: say 9 May 1993; Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Virginia Bassett

• Father: Levis Eugene Bassett b. 28 Dec 1896, d. 29 Mar 1929
• Mother: Ezell Hood b. 19 Aug 1900, d. 15 Jun 1991

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 8 February 1922; Berrien Co., Georgia
• Married Name: say 1943; Stone
• Marriage*: say 1943; Principal=Weldon Arlen Stone
• Death*: 20 November 2011; Worth Co., Georgia; Mrs. Virginia Bassett Stone, 89, of Sylvester died Sunday November 20, 2011 at Tift Regional Medical Center.
  The graveside service will be held at 3:30 PM on Tuesday November 22, 2011 in the Hillcrest Cemetery with Rev. Donnie Wright officiating.
  Mrs. Stone was born on February 8, 1922 to the late Levis Eugene and Ezelle Hood Bassett in Berrien County, GA. She has lived in Sylvester since 1978 moving from Hialeah, FL. Mrs. Stone was formerly employed in the proof department at a bank.
  Survivors include her grandson Donald Eugene Stone of Mooresville, N.C., sister Ima B. Patterson of Sumner and a host of nieces and nephews.
  The family will receive friends on Tuesday at 2:30 until 3:30 PM at Banks Funeral Home.
  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by her husband Weldon Arlen Stone on April 24, 1968 and her son Larry Eugene Stone.
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  Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of the arrangements.¹
• Burial*: say 22 November 2011; Hillcrest Cemetery, Sylvester, Worth Co., Georgia¹

Weldon Arlen Stone

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 6 April 1918¹
• Marriage*: say 1943; Principal=Virginia Bassett
• Death*: 24 April 1968; Dade Co., Florida²

Henry Forrest Bassett

• Father: Levis Eugene Bassett b. 28 Dec 1896, d. 29 Mar 1929
• Mother: Ezell Hood b. 19 Aug 1900, d. 15 Jun 1991

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Nickname: Red Bassett
• Birth*: 24 January 1924; Georgia
• Marriage*: say 1945; Principal=Sarah Carter
• Marriage*: say 1979; Principal=Clara Mae Camp
• Death*: 26 June 1996; Tift Co., Georgia
• Burial*: say 28 June 1996; First Baptist Church Cemetery, Ty Ty, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Sarah Carter

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Name-Comm: Madge Carter
• Birth*: 22 September 1910; Berrien Co., Georgia
• Married Name: say 1945; Bassett
• Marriage*: say 1945; Principal=Henry Forrest Bassett
• Death*: 26 September 1977; Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia
• Burial*: say 28 September 1977; First Baptist Church Cemetery, Ty Ty, Tift Co., Georgia¹

Clara Mae Camp

• Last Edited: 6 Jan 2014

• Birth*: 9 September 1926; Georgia
• Married Name: say 1979; Bassett
• Marriage*: say 1979; Principal=Henry Forrest Bassett
• Death*: 1 October 1998; Tifton, Tift Co., Georgia
• Burial*: say 3 October 1998; Eldorado Baptist Church Cemetery, Eldorado, Tift Co., Georgia¹