Article on Death of William McKinley Bassett, 1960 - Carroll Co. VA Galax Gazette 18 July 1960 William McKinley Bassett, head of the farflung Bassett Furniture Industries died early Sunday afternoon while driving through Roanoke. He was 68. ..........................Mr. Bassett's wife is the former Gladys Clark, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Henry W. Clark, of Spring Valley, Grayson Co.. They were married at the Ebenezer Methodist Church at Spring Valley in 1921 by the late Rev. A H Towe, pastor of the church. Mr Bassett was born 10 Nov 1893 to John D Bassett (who celebrated his 94th birthday Tuesday) and the former Pocahontas Hundley. Submitted by Judy Alley **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************