Talbot COUNTY GA Bassett, Eugene File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Angela Covington http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/talbot/obits/bassett.txt Man Killed, Others Hurt in Mishaps (The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga., Dec 6,1970-A-9) One person was killed and another seriously injured in two rural accidents near Columbus Saturday. Eugene Bassett, 34, of Juniper, Ga., was killed when the car he was driving collided with another automobile on Macon Road at the Jenkins Road intersection, approximately 12 miles east of Columbus late Saturday. Benjamin Cook, father-in-law of Bassett, whose age was unavailable, of Omaha, Ga., was injured in the accident. At last report he was undergoing emergency treatment at the Medical Center and his condition was unknown. Dennis Basset, 10, of Juniper, and son of the elder Bassett was treated for minor injuries and released, as was Susan Farley, 16, of Upatoi, Ga., a passenger in the other vehicle. Details of the accident were unavailable at press time. Eugene Bassett (Hand noted “Dec. 5,1970” and “buried Mon Dec 7-70”) JUNIPER, GA.- Funeral services for Eugene Bassett, 34, Juniper, who was killed in an automobile accident Saturday night on U.S. 80 near Upatoi, will be held today at 3 p.m. at Geneva Baptist Church, with burial in Geneva City Cemetery. HE was born Dec 25, 1935, in Talbot County, Ga., a son of Katie Belle Bassett and the late Roy O. Bassett. Other survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Cook Bassett; a daughter, Miss Deborah Lee Bassett; a son, Dennis Eugene Bassett, all of Juniper; five sisters, Mrs. Charles Dowling, Waycross, Mrs. Charlie Ligon, Juniper, Mrs. T.W. Tyler, Talbotton, Mrs. Johnnie Hendrick, Thomaston, and Mrs. Riley Johnson, Marietta; four brothers, Eddie B. Bassett Sr., Talbotton, Roy Bassett, Junction City, and Wilbur and Bobby Bassett both of Juniper ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============