Grace Basham
October 18, 1939 ~ June 27, 2012
Patricia “Grace” Tallman Basham, 72, Bowling Green, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. A native of Maysville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Gladys Sammons Tallman. She was a graduate of White Oak High School in Maysville and was a retired medical transcriptionist at T. J. Samson Community Hospital and the Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and had been attending Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Bowling Green.
Survivors include her husband, James Richard Basham; one son, Carl “Dean” Basham of Smiths Grove; two daughters, Deborah London (Jerry) of Hiseville and Patty Spiekhout (Jason) of Bowling Green; two brothers, Thomas Tharrington (Eula) and James Tharrington (Jo Ann) all of Maysville, NC; one sister, Velda Bynum (Fred) of Maysville; three sisters-in-law, Marie Guthrie (Earl), Betty Cook and Darlene Frey; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Cyrus “Bennie” Tallman and Edna “Gladys” Sammons Tallman Tharrington; her step-father, Pugh Tharrington; her daughter-in-law, Stacey Basham.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Hiseville Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the T. J. Samson Kidney Care Center to assist patients with their medications. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Debbie, Dean and Patty…I am so very sorry to hear of Grace’s death. She was a very nice lady and good coworker at TJ. And, I am truly sorry that I will be unable to attend her funeral, as I will be at the wedding of my oldest granddaughter. (Knowing Grace, I feel sure she will understand my absence.) Please know that each of you will be in my prayers and I hope to remain in contact with you all. I still laugh about the time she and I were sent to Nashville together to train on some new equipment…first getting lost and then ending up where we didn’t need to be at the time. Good memories to hold onto. May God give each of you comfort during this difficult time.
All my love,
Paulette & Tony
Debbie and Jerry,
We are sorry to learn of you great loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. It is very hard to lose a parent. If we can help in any way please give us a call.
Love,
David and Judy Compton
Dear Grace’s family,
I am so sorry to hear about the death of Grace. I know she will be missed by each of you. I worked with Grace for years and I always liked her.
Sincerely,
Amy Norrod