Bastress, Freeman Lester

1898 - 1964  (65 years)

• Name	Bastress, Freeman Lester
  Born	3 Jul 1898	Allentown, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 1964	Ft. Wayne, IN
  Buried	Prairie Grove Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, IN
  Notes	Notes for LESTER FREEMAN BASTRESS: From Obituary: BASTRESS - Freeman L. Bastress - Fort Wayne, Indiana Funeral services for Freemen L. Bastress, 65, of 1428 Wall St. will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the C. M. Sloan & Sons Funeral Home, Rev. John M. Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Mr. Bastress died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday in the Veterans Administration Hospital where he had been a patient since Jan. 14. A native of Allentown, NJ, he lived in Fort Wayne (IN) 40 years and was a veteran of World War I. He was employed as an automobile salesman many years. Surviving are a son, James, San Luis Obispo, CA; a daughter, Mrs. William Mitchell, Muncie; three sisters, Mrs. B. L. Sefton, Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ada Henry, Harlan, and Mrs. Tessa Stanton, Three Rivers, Michigan; and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. SOURCE: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1964
  Person ID	I163	Philip Basters (Bastress) Family Tree - b. 1735
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Bastress, Robert Thompson,   b. 27 Feb 1857, Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA ,   d. 16 Dec 1915, IN  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Riden, Hester M,   b. 27 Oct 1872,   d. 16 Nov 1906  (Age 34 years)
  Married	1892
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mayfield, Eva Leona,   b. 1899
  Children	+ 1. Bastress, James Truman,   b. 14 Apr 1920, Jackson, Michigan ,   d. 19 Oct 1985  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Longsworth, Olive,   b. 29 Dec 1900, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
  Married	28 Apr 1919
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Died - 4 Feb 1964 - Ft. Wayne, IN Buried - - Prairie Grove Cemetery, Ft. Wayne, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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