Mr. John D. Basinger, Sr., 66, of Cotton Valley, LA died Sunday, February 1, at the VA Hospital in Shreveport, LA following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 3, at 10 a.m. at the Bailey Mortuary Chapel in Cotton Valley with Rev. James E. Holloway officiating. Burial followed in the Cotton Valley Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Inc.
Mr. Basinger was a native of Castor, LA and had lived in Cotton Valley 18 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was a retired mechanic and a disabled veteran having served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Bell Basinger, Cotton Valley, LA; one daughter, Mrs. Gloria Lee, Sarepta, LA; one son, Mr. John D. Basinger, Jr., Camden, AR; five brothers, Mr. Frank Basinger, Smackover, AR; Mr. Carl R. Bassinger, Springhill, LA; Mr. Leo Staggs, Dixie Inn, LA; Mr. Billy Basinger, Houston, TX; and Mr. Eugene Basinger, Memphis, TN; two sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Palmer and Mrs. Joyce Boyett, both of Sarepta, LA. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Stevie Lee, Keynon Basinger, William Basinger, Trey Palmer, Pat Hinton, and Gary Don Basinger.
Published in the SPRINGHILL PRESS on Wednesday, February 4, 1987 (Page 11A).
Mr. John D. Basinger, Sr., 66, of Cotton Valley, LA died Sunday, February 1, at the VA Hospital in Shreveport, LA following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 3, at 10 a.m. at the Bailey Mortuary Chapel in Cotton Valley with Rev. James E. Holloway officiating. Burial followed in the Cotton Valley Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Inc.
Mr. Basinger was a native of Castor, LA and had lived in Cotton Valley 18 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was a retired mechanic and a disabled veteran having served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Bell Basinger, Cotton Valley, LA; one daughter, Mrs. Gloria Lee, Sarepta, LA; one son, Mr. John D. Basinger, Jr., Camden, AR; five brothers, Mr. Frank Basinger, Smackover, AR; Mr. Carl R. Bassinger, Springhill, LA; Mr. Leo Staggs, Dixie Inn, LA; Mr. Billy Basinger, Houston, TX; and Mr. Eugene Basinger, Memphis, TN; two sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Palmer and Mrs. Joyce Boyett, both of Sarepta, LA. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Stevie Lee, Keynon Basinger, William Basinger, Trey Palmer, Pat Hinton, and Gary Don Basinger.
Published in the SPRINGHILL PRESS on Wednesday, February 4, 1987 (Page 11A).
Family Members
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Harriet Cornelia Leola "Leo" Basinger Staggs
1908–1924
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James Thomas Basinger
1909–1957
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Florence Flora Basinger Morgan
1911–1986
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Murphie Howell Basinger
1913–1979
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Nolan Willis Basinger
1914–1976
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Marjorie Lucille Basinger Burks
1917–1984
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James Frank "Jimmy or Pop" Basinger Jr
1923–2009
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Carl Rudolph Bassinger Sr
1925–2010
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Oscar Claud "O. C." Basinger
1926–1927
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William David "Bill" Basinger
1927–2011
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Joyce Levoria Basinger Boyett
1929–2021
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George Eugene "Gene" Basinger
1931–2019
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Carrie Ola "Carolyn" Basinger Palmer
1933–2015
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Norville Cassell Basinger
1936–1937
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