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December 2002 Oxford Press, Oxford, Ohio

Irey Basham

Irey Basham, 71, of Dayton, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, at Grandview Hospital in Dayton. He was born on March 29, 1931 in Estill County, Ky., to Thad and Rose Warford Basham.

He had lived in Dayton for 35 years moving there from Liberty, Ind. He had worked as a mechanic in his younger years and had been working as a handy-man doing odd jobs.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David E. and Joan Basham of Liberty, Ind.; daughter, Carmen Ashley of Hamilton; sister, Ruth Shepler of Liberty, Ind.; brother, Willie Basham of Piqua; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sudie Hazel Hobbs.

Private funeral services were conducted at the convenience of the family with burial in West Point Cemetery, Liberty, Ind.

Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Baker-Fosdick Chapel, Liberty, Ind., was in charge of the arrangements.