Judy Kay McCashland Bassett was born on September 4, 1945 in Wheatland, Wyoming, on a farm where her parents, Leland and Geneva McCashland were employed. Judy was the eldest of 9 children. Her Siblings are Linda Mercado, Michael McCashland, Mary Ellen Coley, Rose Morelock, Monty Gilbreath, E.J. Roberts, Kenneth McCashland, and Margie Gutierrez. In 1955 the family moved to Newport Beach, California where she met her husband, Thomas Paul Bassett, the handsome blonde-haired, blue-eyed Marine from Texas. They married on December 18, 1962 and moved to Houston in 1964 after Tom completed his service in the Marines. Judy and Tom enjoyed over 60 years of marriage. During those years they enjoyed attending dances and Tom’s accordion club as well as visiting with many close friends. Tom says that he was not “the love of her life: it was Mac Davis the singer”!
Tom and Judy raised two devoted and loving children, Thomas Paul Jr. (Tommy) and Tammy Lynn Bassett. Tom was employed working hard to provide for his family while Judy was very involved with the children and care of their beautiful home. Judy kept her house immaculate and loved her home which “is not a Gymnasium”! Judy volunteered in the nurse’s office at St. Jerome Catholic School while the children were in attendance there. Judy was always the room mother and very involved in all activities there. The family attended St. Jerome Catholic Church. She supervised the cake booth at the Fall Festival there for many years. Judy and the family enjoyed weekends at their lake cabin on Lake Livingston where she loved catching catfish and letting Tommy, Tammy, and their friends enjoy life on the water; even with the alligator that Tommy captured as a pet. Judy collected decorative frogs we see in almost every room of her house. Judy was happily a care-giver of Tom’s parents, Paul and Irene Bassett, in their later years. She loved gardening in her lovely yard, puzzling, reading, and in more recent years, playing games on her phone and I-pad. She had a helpful cheat sheet for the game, Words with Friends. Judy so enjoyed meeting her close friends for lunch and a movie. Judy had many great memories of visits back to California to see her siblings, nieces and nephews where they enjoyed much homemade food, fun games, and visiting.
After the children were adults, Judy joined Tammy’s place of employment and worked for Texas Oxygen. Judy worked there for 23 years. She enjoyed her employers and job immensely.
Judy was a doting grandmother of her “perfect and beautiful” grandchildren, Aubrey Bassett Johnson, Crissy Beth Bassett and Cash Dylan Bassett. It was not long after Aubrey could talk that Judy’s name was changed to JuJu. Judy did complain that her daughter-in-law, Kimberlee Bassett, did not allow the grandchildren to stay with her enough!
Judy was blessed with one adored great grandchild, daughter of Crissy, Logan Michelle Bailey, age 4. During the week of Judy’s last birthday just a few weeks ago, she was visited at her son’s home by three of her caring siblings, a sister-in-law, and grandkids. It was during this celebration of her 77th birthday that her oldest granddaughter, Aubrey with husband Christopher Johnson, made the joyful announcement of the expected birth of their first baby due in March of 2023. This made the celebration even more special for all. Judy enjoyed visiting, playing cards, floating in the pool and soaking in the hot-tub on this visit. It was a wonderful ten days.
Judy’s health declined rapidly following that visit, and her caring, devoted, loyal and capable daughter, Tammy, took wonderful care of her. Tammy has been taking care of her for years and loving her better than anyone else could have. On Thursday, September 29, 2022 Judy peacefully passed away sooner than we wanted in her home surrounded in a beautiful room full of photos, flowers, family, and friends. It was a beautiful week. Judy was spiritually prepared for this day, and we know she is with God. The rest of us she left behind remain with a pretty significant number of lovely ceramic decorative frogs and many other collectibles to dust. The ceramic dove that Tommy and Tammy secretly broke and glued back together remains on the shelf.
We thank God our creator for all of our wonderful memories of Judy. As she would want, with God leading, Tom, Tommy, Tammy, Kimberlee, her grandkids and great grandkids, siblings and her many nieces and nephews will remain a close family and carry on as a loving family should, making more awesome memories.
Friends are invited to visitation with the family on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Earthman Funeral Directors, 8303 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77024. Funeral services will be on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 11:00 am, with the Rite of Committal to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Pallbearers for Judy will be; Cash Bassett, Duane Willett, Charles Muenster, Gregg Hummel, Steven Hummel, Kevin Schild. Honorary Pallbearers are; Kenny Willett and Vincent Ruiz.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.earthmanhunterscreek.com for the Bassett family.
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