B.A. Basham, 97, of De Leon, Texas, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at Comanche County Medical Center.
B.A. was born January 2, 1918, in Ballinger, Texas, to Burnell and Avo Basham. He grew up and attended schools in Coryell County, Texas, and graduated from Gatesville High School. He married Elvie Cotton on May 3, 1941, in Bethany Baptist Church in King, Texas.
He was a life-long cowboy and stockman, with many of his years spent working on the Bar S-Rocker b Ranch near Big Lake in West Texas. De Leon became his home following his retirement. He and Elvie were long-time members of First Baptist Church of De Leon.
Preceding him in death were his parents; step-father, Chuck Black; wife, Elvie; sister, Billie Jean Skelton; and sister-in-law, Dorthy Basham.
Survivors include two sons, Dwayne Basham and wife, Anita of Lubbock, and Ronnie Basham of De Leon; granddaughter, Christina McGehee and her sons, Milo and Eli of Little Rock, Arkansas; and brother, Jim Ed Basham of Mertzon, Texas.
B.A. was born January 2, 1918, in Ballinger, Texas, to Burnell and Avo Basham. He grew up and attended schools in Coryell County, Texas, and graduated from Gatesville High School. He married Elvie Cotton on May 3, 1941, in Bethany Baptist Church in King, Texas.
He was a life-long cowboy and stockman, with many of his years spent working on the Bar S-Rocker b Ranch near Big Lake in West Texas. De Leon became his home following his retirement. He and Elvie were long-time members of First Baptist Church of De Leon.
Preceding him in death were his parents; step-father, Chuck Black; wife, Elvie; sister, Billie Jean Skelton; and sister-in-law, Dorthy Basham.
Survivors include two sons, Dwayne Basham and wife, Anita of Lubbock, and Ronnie Basham of De Leon; granddaughter, Christina McGehee and her sons, Milo and Eli of Little Rock, Arkansas; and brother, Jim Ed Basham of Mertzon, Texas.
B.A. Basham, 97, of De Leon, Texas, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at Comanche County Medical Center.
B.A. was born January 2, 1918, in Ballinger, Texas, to Burnell and Avo Basham. He grew up and attended schools in Coryell County, Texas, and graduated from Gatesville High School. He married Elvie Cotton on May 3, 1941, in Bethany Baptist Church in King, Texas.
He was a life-long cowboy and stockman, with many of his years spent working on the Bar S-Rocker b Ranch near Big Lake in West Texas. De Leon became his home following his retirement. He and Elvie were long-time members of First Baptist Church of De Leon.
Preceding him in death were his parents; step-father, Chuck Black; wife, Elvie; sister, Billie Jean Skelton; and sister-in-law, Dorthy Basham.
Survivors include two sons, Dwayne Basham and wife, Anita of Lubbock, and Ronnie Basham of De Leon; granddaughter, Christina McGehee and her sons, Milo and Eli of Little Rock, Arkansas; and brother, Jim Ed Basham of Mertzon, Texas.
B.A. was born January 2, 1918, in Ballinger, Texas, to Burnell and Avo Basham. He grew up and attended schools in Coryell County, Texas, and graduated from Gatesville High School. He married Elvie Cotton on May 3, 1941, in Bethany Baptist Church in King, Texas.
He was a life-long cowboy and stockman, with many of his years spent working on the Bar S-Rocker b Ranch near Big Lake in West Texas. De Leon became his home following his retirement. He and Elvie were long-time members of First Baptist Church of De Leon.
Preceding him in death were his parents; step-father, Chuck Black; wife, Elvie; sister, Billie Jean Skelton; and sister-in-law, Dorthy Basham.
Survivors include two sons, Dwayne Basham and wife, Anita of Lubbock, and Ronnie Basham of De Leon; granddaughter, Christina McGehee and her sons, Milo and Eli of Little Rock, Arkansas; and brother, Jim Ed Basham of Mertzon, Texas.
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