Velma Bastin

Velma BastinJASPER Velma Grimes Bastin, 92, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, in a Monteagle nursing home.The daughter of the late Fred Henry and Della Ann Turner Grimes, she was raised in Richard City, Tenn. She married Major Harry D. Bastin on September 26, 1938 and they travelled widely during his military service. Upon Major Bastin's retirement in 1957, they returned to Marion County and settled in Jasper. She worked for 11 years as a teacher's aide at Jasper Elementary School and was a member of First Baptist Church in Jasper and their Fidelis Sunday School Class.She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Major Harry D. Bastin; and brother, Paul Grimes.Survivors include her daughter, Sandra (Dr. Perry) Holmes, of Memphis; son, Larry Don Bastin (Valerie Lyons), of Bremerton, Wash.; grandchildren, Amelia, Jessica and Meredith Bastin; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be conducted from the Jasper Chapel of Rogers Funeral Home yoday at 1 p.m. CDT officiated by Rev. David Clay.Interment will be in Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens in Jasper.Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 108 West Third St., Jasper, TN 37347.Condolences may be sent by visiting www.rogersfuneralhome.com.