Friends and family have shared their relationship to show their support.

How do you know Mrs. Pearl Bassett?

Family Friend Work Other

We are sorry for your loss.

Help others honor Mrs. Pearl's memory.

Copy

Coping with Grief

We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.

Official Obituary of

Mrs. Pearl Bassett

April 28, 1911 ~ June 7, 2021 (age 110) 110 Years Old

Mrs. Pearl Bassett Obituary

Mrs. Pearl Bassett, 110, of Marion, Indiana, passed away on Monday, June 07, 2021 in Fayetteville, NC.

Pearl was a lifelong resident of Marion, Indiana and was a civil rights pioneer. She was the first Democratic Precinct Chairwoman in Grant County, Indiana. She also served as the first Black Secretary of the Grant County Democratic Central Committee and marched in 1969 fighting for civil rights. Pearl was the recipient of many local, state, and national honors including the NAACP Unsung Heroin Award; the Francis Hook Award, the NAACP’s highest honor for women; and the Centurion Award, presented by Governor Mike Pence in 2003. These awards are in response to her ground-shaking activism and devotion to the social and civil rights of African Americans.

Funeral services will be held in Indiana under the direction of Rawls Mortuary 3913 North Keystone Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46205 Tel: 1-317-667-7025 and will be announced later.

Local Arrangements by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mrs. Pearl Bassett, please visit our floral store.