Jake (Jack) Basham |
| Posted 2008-06-29 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ May 7, 2008, p. A14 Jake “Jack” Basham, age 67, passed away April 29. Graveside services were held Saturday, May 3 at 11 a.m. at Skull Valley Cemetery in Skull Valley, Ariz., with military honors by the Arizona Army National Guard Honor Team. Visitation was held on Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Wickenburg Funeral Home. Jake was born Jan. 18, 1941 in Princeton, W.V., to Kyle Basham and Frances Virginia Akers Basham. He served in the U.S. Army, and following his military service he began working in auto body repair. He worked for various auto companies. He came to Arizona in 1973, settling in Buckeye. He was employed with Manheim Auto Auctions. Jake was an avid Harley Davidson rider and a master at shuffleboard. He played and taught many others to play at the Moose Lodge and Waddell’s Longhorn Corral. He was preceded in death by his father Kyle Basham. He is survived by his mother Frances Virginia Akers of Buckeye; brothers Dwane Basham of Peterstown, W.V., and Paul Basham of Melborne, Fla.; special aunt and friend Mary Jo Belcher of Virginia, and special cousin Jerry Cardwell of Virginia; three step-children Dale Wilcox, Becky Burkett (Jeff) and Valerie Smith; step-grandchildren Michael, Cody, Shelby Burkett, and Emily Smith; special cousin Emma D. Akers; and special friends James Mingus, Susan Keller, Charlie Mansfield, and Julie Carll. Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home and Crematory. See Also: Find A Grave |
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