Obit.Tulsa,OK- BASSETT, Kenneth C.
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Submitted by Jeff Smith (GunneyJay@sssnet.com)in 2005


BASSETT Kenneth C., 90, a longtime resident of Sand Springs and well 
known humanitarian, died December 19,1999 in Denver, CO. Three 
generations of local families remember Mr. Bassett as the banker 
responsible for their first loans, based on trust and negotiated with 
a promise and a handshake. Born December 3, 1909 in Vienna, MO; graduated 
from Missouri School of Mines, Rolla and Draughn's Business College, 
Springfield, MO. In 1935, he married Annabelle Glick in Jefferson City, MO. 
They moved to Sand Springs in 1938. Mr. Bassett joined the Sand Springs 
Townsite Company (Sand Springs Home, real estate division) as Office Manager 
in 1939. From 1954 to 1984, he was associated with the Sand Springs State Bank 
(later Bank of Oklahoma) as Assistant Cashier, then Cashier and Vice President 
of the Commercial and Installment Loan Department. He served the Sand Springs 
community as City Treasurer, 32 years; Board of Welfare Association, 15 years; 
Treasurer of United Way, 25 years; Treasurer of Lions' Club, 18 years. 
Mr. Bassett avidly supported local youth activities and fulfilled his 
interest as a 20-year volunteer Boy Scout Leader. The Bassetts were members 
of the First Presbyterian Church, where he served as Trustee, Elder and 
Deacon. His wife of 60 years preceded him in death in 1995. Survivors: 3 sons, 
Robert (Bob), Goose Creek, SC, Fredric, Midwest City, OK and Steven, Groton, CT; 
daughter, Jane Adams, Denver, CO; 6 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. 
Private family service. Interment Woodland Memorial Cemetery. Contributions 
to the Ann and Kenneth Bassett Memorial Fund, First Presbyterian Church, 
222 N. Adams Rd., Sand Springs, OK.