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Forever in my heart Mom Basham
Sharon Dorsey
January 01, 2026 | Other


Charleston, West Virginia
1928 - 2020
HELEN ADELIA SLAUGHTER BASHAM, mother, social worker, early childhood education specialist, artist, and dearly loved friend of many, "shuffled off this mortal coil" on January 4, 2020, at her home in Dunbar, West Virginia, just one block from the house in which she was born in 1928. She was 91....
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Sharon Dorsey
January 01, 2026 | Other
Wonderful woman and mother I had the pleasure of having in my life. Another angle gets her wings
Sharon Dorsey
August 05, 2022
Im sorry Ive been so tied up with my dads illness that I didnt comment before. I loved Helen. She was my friend and neighbor. She was like family, and Ill never forget her. Ever.
Beth Hickok
March 14, 2020 | Friend
I love you, Lisa Basham. I will always treasure the memories I shared with you and your mother. May God comfort you in your time of sorrow.
Sonji Byers
January 11, 2020 | Saint Albans, WV
Tearful condolences to all of Helen's family and friends. She meant so very very much to us. Mary Catherine, hugs galore to you. Love, prayers, and support to all of you.
Patty and Sheila
January 09, 2020 | Ripley
Helen was my surrogate mother when I lived with the wonderful Basham family in Philadelphia in 1971. I was part of an urban studies program during my sophomore year at Oberlin College that took me to teach in Philly. My condolences to the family- Helen was a warm, wonderful woman.
Lee Fisher
January 07, 2020 | Cleveland, OH