Obit for Jewel posted by Janet Laubhan Flickinger
Jun 29, 1916 - Sep 19, 2011

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Jewel Bassett, 95, formerly of Norman, died Monday, September 19, 2011 in Wichita Falls, Texas.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Havenbrook Funeral Home Chapel in Norman. 

Interment will follow at the Norman I.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Viewing will be at the funeral home prior to the service.  Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman.

Mrs. Bassett was born June 29, 1916 to Beaulah and Vincent Feaster in Gracemont.  She was a graduate of Gracemont High School and attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha.  She eloped with Fred Bassett in Cordell on May 26, 1933 just after her high school graduation.  He preceded her in death in March 2004, after nearly 71 years of marriage.

Jewel and Fred worked together, traveled together, volunteered together and enjoyed all things OU together.  She served as a bookkeeper in various businesses that she and Fred owned throughout the years, including a John Deere dealership in Chickasha and a Volkswagen dealership in San Angelo, Texas before moving to Norman in 1967.  In Norman, Jewel and Fred were active members of McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School class there.  Jewel was a member of the UMW and the McFarlin Care Ministry.  She was also actively involved with the Salvation Army Auxiliary, Norman Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels and the Retired Senior Citizens Program.  When not volunteering in the community, Jewel and Fred loved traveling and achieved their goal of visiting all 50 states and many European countries.  They also loved the Sooners and were OU football season ticket holders for more than 50 years.  Besides football, they could be found at most in-town OU sports events.  Their greatest passion, though, was spending time with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  In 2005, after Fred’s death in 2004, Jewel moved from Norman to Wichita Falls, Texas.

Mrs. Bassett was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Jo Nell Bassett Millington; husband, Fred Bassett; two brothers and one sister. 

She is survived by a brother, Quentin Feaster of Elk City, Oklahoma; son, Fred E. Bassett and wife Lynn, of Wichita Falls, Texas; son-in-law, Seth Millington and wife, Ellen, of Norman; grandsons, Will Millington, David Millington and wife Lisa of Norman; Doug Millington and wife Amy of Denver, Colorado; Jeff Millington and wife Tammy of Moore; Brad Bassett and wife Stacy of Rockwall, Texas; granddaughters, Sharon Millington Drea and husband Mike of Bartlesville and Melanie Bassett Wright and husband Greg of Wichita Falls;  thirteen great-grandchildren and many beloved nieces and nephews.