Colonel William Starr Basinger  - Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah
Georgia
August 26, 1827
April 25, 1910


Obituary:
Savannah Press April 26th 1910:

The remains of Colonel W.S. Basinger ,who died yesterday afternoon in
Athens,at the home of his  daughter,will reach Savannah tomorrow
morning at 8.35 o'clock and will be taken immediately by Messre
Henderson Bros.to the Guards 'Arsenal ,where it will lie in state
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon.The funeral  will take place at that
time and services will be conducted by Rev Troy Beatty of Emmanuel
church  Athens,assisted by Rev F A Brown of Christ Church.The
interment will be in Bonaventure cemetery.There  will be no services
conducted at the armory,but at the cemetery.

The Savannah Volunteer Guards,under the command of Major William
B.Stephens,will act as escort to the  remains,Colonel Basinger having
always been identified in both peace and war with the battalion and
having  held the most ardent affection for the organization.

The active pallbeares will be a squad of non commissioned officers of
the Savannah Volunteer Guards  detailed by Major Stephens,and the
honorary pallbearers will be Judge Walter G Charlton,Capt.Henry C
Cunningham,Col Alexander R Lawton,Col William Garrard,Col Jordan F
Brooks,Judge Samuel B  Adams,Capt Thomas F Screven and Mr George C
Freeman.

The people of Savannah will follow with regret the remains of
Col. Basinger to his last resting place

Joe Basinger