Deloise Bassett

BASSETT, Deloise, 63, 5200 block Orinda Drive, Richmond, Va. passed away on September 4, 2008 at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanics-ville, Virginia. She was a native of Portsmouth, Virginia and married to the late Elbert Bassett Sr. Deloise was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia. Deloise Bassett leaves to cherish her memories three daughters, Wanda Brice (Leonard), Stephanie Bassett and Melissa Bassett, all of Richmond, Virginia; one son, Elbert Bassett Jr. of Richmond, Virginia; one sister, Ann Carraway of Portsmouth, Virginia; two brothers, Oris Key Jr. and Tommy Key, both of Portsmouth, Virginia; her grandchildren, Janita, Eboni, Rosetta, Tianna, and L.B., devoted, Helen Knight; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Deloise Bassett was predeceased by her mother, Rosa Key; three sisters and one brother. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. in Little Grove Baptist Church, Suffolk, Virginia. Pastor Ralph Richardson officiating. Burial site, Lincoln Memorial Gardens. A viewing will be held Monday at Walter J. Manning Funeral Home 700 N. 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia from 12 noon to 6 p.m. and a wake service from 6p.m. to 7p.m. A viewing will also be held on Tuesday at Steele-Bullock Funeral Home 3950 Turnpike Road, Portsmouth, Virginia from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Family and friends may assemble at 3732 Woodmere Drive (Churchland West), Portsmouth, Va. at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday for the processional to the church. Condolences may be sent to www.steelebullockfuneralhome.com
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.