TONY BASHAM

NEW BOSTON, Texas—Tony Joe Basham, 70, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, May 23, 2008, in a Fort Worth, Texas hospice.

Mr. Basham was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Bassett, Texas. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 684, Dalby Springs, Texas, and an Air Force veteran.

Survivors include three daughters and one son-in-law, Robin Faulknor of Texarkana, Kay Basham of Irving, Texas, and Lisha and Joe Luna of Corpus Christi, Texas; one sister, Alma Carrington of Hooks, Texas; and two grandchildren, Ricky Faulknor of Texarkana and Joey Luna of Destin, Fla.