Pastor Carl Basham, 63, Bidwell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2004, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born April 27, 1941, in Sharon, WV, son of the late Bill and Etna Falin Basham.
A 1959 North Gallia High School graduate, Pastor Basham was ordained into the Christian Ministry by the Enterprise Association of Regular Baptist Churches on December 29, 1985, and served as pastor of Prospect Church, Bidwell, Oh for sixteen years prior to his retirement.
Carl was co-owner/operator, with his wife, Susan, of the Lady Bug Floral, Bidwell, until his retirement in 2003. Previously, he was employed by the Buckeye Steel Co. and United McGill Corp., Columbus, Ohio; The Bob Evans Restaurant, Gallipolis; and
the Pillsbury Corp., Wellston.
He married Susan Denney October 29, 1973, at Rio Grande, OH and she survives with:
Two sisters:
Bessie (Mike) Floccare, Middleport, OH
Myrtle Jeffrey, Sharples, WV
Mother-in-law:
Clara Ellen Denney, Bidwell, OH
Father-in-law:
Paul (Connie) Denney, Bidwell, OH
Aunt:
Lena Gallion, Dawes, WV
and two special pet companions, Muffin and Pepper Pup.
Preceding him in death were five brothers and three sisters: Kenneth, Gilbert, Howard, Robert and Sherman Basham; Louise Cross, Pansy Owens, and Carol Basham.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Sunday, 9/19/2004, Prospect Baptist Church, Bidwell with Pastors Henry Ward and Eddie Mollohan officiating. Burial will follow in the Prospect Cemetery, Bidwell.
Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, 208 Main St., Vinton, on Saturday, 2:00-4:00 PM and 6:00-8:00 PM. Condolences may be emailed to www.timeformemory.com/mm or mccoymoore@charter.net.
