Edward Graves Basham

October 15, 1930 - April 20, 2019

Funeral services for Edward Graves Basham, age 88 of Hideaway, Texas, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home Chapel in Lindale, Texas with Pastor Jack Cox officiating. Interment will follow at Lindale City cemetery. Ed passed away, Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Tyler, Texas. He was born October 15, 1930, in Gorman, Texas, grew up in Carlton, Texas, graduated from Hamilton High School in 1948, and later attended Tarleton State College for two years. He moved to Dallas in 1950 and began work for General Electric under an arrangement that allowed him to alternate between employment with the company and attendance at Sam Houston State College, graduating in 1955. In February 1955, Ed joined the U.S. Army, completing basic training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, guided missile school at Fort Bliss, Texas, and completing his service time in Germany. In 1957, he went to work for Texas Instruments in Richardson, Texas, and in September, 1958, he married the love of his life, Betty. After 34 years working with Texas Instruments as an engineer and product support manager, Ed retired in October of 1991. In 1994, the Bashams moved to Hideaway, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Emmett Edward Basham; mother, Ettie Winfred Graves Basham; brother, Billy Joe Basham; wife, Betty Sullivan Basham, and son, Mark Edward Basham. Ed is survived by his daughter, Laura Lea Basham Marcos; grandchildren, Emily Basham Jackson, Sarah Basham Heinecke, Madeleine Marcos, Carter Basham, and Lauren Basham, and six great-grandchildren. Serving as pallbearers will be Dennis Groat, Chris Jansen, Manuel Marcos, Sam Oughton, Phil Parham, and Kent Wisecarver. Family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale.