Monday, June 29, 2009
Deceased Name: Leon Howell Basinger
Funeral services for Leon Howell Basinger, 84, of Ringgold, were held Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Ringgold, under the direction of Rockett Funeral Home of Ringgold. Officiating was the Rev. Ed Dilworth. Burial followed at Providence Cemetery in Ringgold.
Mr. Basinger was born Aug. 30, 1924, in Fryeburg and passed away June 26, 2009, at the Ringgold Nursing and Rehab Center. After his retirement from Seafarers Shipping Company in 1983, he worked for his daughter at Marsha's Flowers in Minden, for 20 years helping her with deliveries.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Basinger; granddaughter, Beth Watts Bridges; and several siblings.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughters and sons-in-law, Marsha and Wally Watts of Minden and Janice and Gerald Northcutt of Ringgold; grandchildren, Craig Watts and his wife, Suzy, Jessica Bates and her husband, SSG Jason Bates, Jerry Northcutt and Jordan Northcutt; great-grandchildren, Paige and Kallie Bates and Anna Lake Watts; brother, D. T. "Bub" Basinger and his wife, Faye, of Ringgold; and a host of other relatives and friends. He is also survived by a good and faithful friend and coffee drinker, Jim Barnette.
The family would like to thank the Ringgold Nursing and Rehab Center and Buster Bailey and nurses of the Agape Hospice.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Deceased Name: Leon Howell Basinger
Funeral services for Leon Howell Basinger, 84, of Ringgold, were held Sunday, June 28, 2009, at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Ringgold, under the direction of Rockett Funeral Home of Ringgold. Officiating was the Rev. Ed Dilworth. Burial followed at Providence Cemetery in Ringgold.
Mr. Basinger was born Aug. 30, 1924, in Fryeburg and passed away June 26, 2009, at the Ringgold Nursing and Rehab Center. After his retirement from Seafarers Shipping Company in 1983, he worked for his daughter at Marsha's Flowers in Minden, for 20 years helping her with deliveries.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Basinger; granddaughter, Beth Watts Bridges; and several siblings.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughters and sons-in-law, Marsha and Wally Watts of Minden and Janice and Gerald Northcutt of Ringgold; grandchildren, Craig Watts and his wife, Suzy, Jessica Bates and her husband, SSG Jason Bates, Jerry Northcutt and Jordan Northcutt; great-grandchildren, Paige and Kallie Bates and Anna Lake Watts; brother, D. T. "Bub" Basinger and his wife, Faye, of Ringgold; and a host of other relatives and friends. He is also survived by a good and faithful friend and coffee drinker, Jim Barnette.
The family would like to thank the Ringgold Nursing and Rehab Center and Buster Bailey and nurses of the Agape Hospice.
Family Members
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Idonia Ida Basinger Black
1908–1999
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Etta Minyon Basinger Turner
1910–1977
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Trudie D. Basinger Ferguson
1911–2001
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Roscoe Powell Basinger
1914–1977
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Larule Chester Basinger
1916–1960
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Eddie Abanell Basinger Loflin
1918–1977
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Phodia LaFaye "Phodie" Basinger Leshe
1920–2005
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Delwyn Tucker "Bub" Basinger
1925–2012
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