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Fred Bascom
FRED E. BASCOM
Cedar Rapids
Fred E. Bascom, 86, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, July 8, 2018. A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Bascom; children, Ed Bascom Sr. (Pam) of Robins and Sharon Campbell; stepsons, Terry, Bob and Scott (Donna), all of Tulsa; brothers, Richard and Eugene; sisters, Sarah and Ruth; five grandchildren, Edward (Lindsay) Jr., Tim (Barb), Lisa (Lee) Bradley, Corey (Kim) Campbell and Clinton (Kitira); and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mildred Bascom; brothers, Robert, Harold and Kenneth; and brother-in-law, Lowe Bark.
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