- Date Of Birth: May 26, 1935
- Date Of Death: September 30, 2021
- State: Utah
Nevin Bassett passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021 leaving behind one daughter, Janet Bassett, and two sons, Kevin Bassett and Deloy (Susan) Bassett. He also leaves behind two sisters, Nellie Cole and Mary Jean (Robert) Strawn and two brothers, Melvin (Dee) Bassett and Ronald (June) Bassett. He’s was the proud grandpa of twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren that brought him pure joy. Those that passed before him include his parents, siblings and one great grandson.
Nevin was born on May 26, 1935 in Afton, Wyoming, He grew up hauling logs, hunting, fishing and enjoying the outdoors. He served in the United States Navy from 1954-1958 on the USS Kenneth Whiting. He married Doris Todd on March 17, 1958 and divorced in 1979. Dad worked at Hill Air Force Base for 25 years until he retired in 1993.
Dad had a great garden and shared his bounty with family, friends and neighbors. He liked to can fruits and vegetables, but our favorite was his chokecherry syrup and salsa!!! He loved camping in Wyoming with his family. He enjoyed riding his Honda 90; three-wheeler, and four-wheeler in the mountains where he grew up.
Dad loved his church calling as the Ward Secretary and served as Scout Leader and moved up to Scout Master in a troop sponsored by the Clearfield City Police Department. He took many scouts on adventures in Utah and, of course took them to Wyoming to share his love of the state with the youth.
While reminiscing this week, we realized that if a family member, child or grandchild ever needed anything, he always responded with “Okay, I’ll be right there!” He helped with house repairs, auto repairs, yard work, whatever we needed he was always there. And the best part of that was that Nevin was the “King” of Gerry Rig! He could fix anything or at least figure out a way to make something that was broken work.
Dad struggled for many, many years with his hearing loss and later in life lost most of his vision due to Macular Degeneration. Because of this disability Dad spent had to spend his last two years in Pacifica Senior Living Center. He learned to love the staff that took care of him while he was there. We would like to thank the Pacifica Senior Living care staff and the staff at Active Home Health for their kindness to Dad especially during the last week of his life.
He loved his brothers, sisters, children, grandbabies and especially the great grandbabies!!! And most importantly, his brothers, sisters, children, grandbabies and especially the great grandbabies loved him right back!!
