Andrew Basham 72, of Ghent went home to be with the Lord Tuesday November 22, 2005 following a short illness. Born February 21, 1933 in Summers Co. he was the son of the late Lena Oakley Lilly and Albert Basham. He was a member of the Bluestone Primitive Baptist Church at Ellison. Andrew was a true blessing to his family and always full of love and willing to give a helping hand. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Geraldine Basham. Survivors include a sister, Imogene Cox and her husband Luther of Ghent, and two brothers, Cecil Basham and his wife Amalee of Harlan Indiana and James Basham and his wife Irene of Richmond, Virginia. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday November 26, 2005 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Elder Bobby Hawks officiating. Burial will follow in the Tom Lilly Cemetery at Ghent. Friends may call from 12 noon till time of the service on Saturday. Thomas Dickerson, Richard Dickerson, Thomas Cox, Roger Lusk, Jeffrey Meadows, Steve Steiding, Charles Pauley and Dwayne Meadows will serve as pallbearers.
Viewing Information: 12 noon till time of service on Saturday at the Funeral Parlors.
Funeral Information: 2:00 P.M. Saturday at the Funeral Parlors.
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