William Goward Bassett died June 22 in Easton after a brief illness. He was born April 22, 1917 in Stoughton, the son of William Nelson and Maina Ellen (Neale) Bassett, and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1934.

In 1941, he married Tufelia (Tee) Mazukina of Bridgewater and moved into their new home in South Easton. He worked for rubber companies during the war and shortly thereafter joined the George Knight Company in Brockton as purchasing agent until his retirement in 1985.

Bill joined the Boy Scout program in 1929, earned many scout badges, was named an Eagle Scout and served as Scoutmaster in Easton and Camp Squanto in Carver. He was vice president of the executive board of the Old Colony Council, and was awarded many prestigious scouting citations, including his induction into the New England Scouting Hall of Fame in 2006.

Mr. Bassett served as a member of the Easton Board of Appeals from 1953 to 1992, and was a past officer of the Unity Church in North Easton.

He and his family enjoyed camping trips covering all 50 states, summer vacations on the Vineyard and trips to Europe.

Throughout the years Bill photographed every family and scouting event, faithfully labeled them, and placed them in scrapbooks. Other hobbies included surf-fishing, boating, and landscaping and maintaining his Easton and Vineyard homes.

Survivors include Tee, his wife of 66 years; a son, Geoffrey W. and wife, Patricia (Butler) Bassett of Easton; a daughter, Bonnie E. Healy and husband, Leonard of Whiting, Me., a granddaughter, Kathleen M. (Bassett) Young and husband, Gary, and their children Shannon, Bryan, Christopher and Jeffrey, great-grandson Tyler Bassett and his mother, Vickie (Guerreiro) Bassett, all of Easton; and many nieces and nephews.

Bill was pre-deceased by a grandson, Geoffrey W. Bassett Jr., an infant brother, Theodore Bassett, and brother Gordon W. (Bob) Bassett of Edgartown.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal street, Watertown MA 02472. Burial arrangements will be private.