- Date Of Birth: November 16, 1914
- Date Of Death: July 24, 2013
- State: Illinois
Mary C. Baswell, age 98, of Batavia, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 in the Michealsen Health Center at the Holmstad Retirement Community.
She was born November 16, 1914 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Roy and Lucille (Emmons) Essley.
Mary received her Bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Oklahoma A&M University. She married Charles Porter Baswell in 1938 and together they raised their three boys. They lived in Shanghai and Hong Kong in the years after World War II, and later travelled worldwide. Mary was an avid bridge player and always found time for a game with her friends.
Mary is survived by her three sons David (Bonnie) of Colorado Springs, John (Mary) of Geneva, and Christopher of Athens, NY and New York City; her four grandchildren Melissa (Robert) Baswell Williams, Morgan (Josh) Rainwater, Michael Baswell, and Karen Baswell; and many dear nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, and her parents.
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