Donald B. BASINGER, 71, of Ruffsdale, Pa., died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., due to injuries sustained in an accident on Dec. 31, 2003. He was born July 6, 1932, in Mount Pleasant, Pa., a son of the late Stanton and Mary F. BEAL BASINGER. Donald was a heavy equipment operator for the Patterson Excavating Co. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Army. He was also a member of the Mount Pleasant VFW and American Legion. He was a member of the East Huntingdon Firemen's Club and the Bridgeport Sportsmen's Club. Donald was affiliated with the Paradise United Methodist Church in Bullskin Twp. Donald enjoyed NASCAR racing, hunting and the outdoors. Donald is survived by his loving wife, Carol A. MILLER Basinger, four sons; Steven Donald BASINGER, of Gorham, N.Y., Glenn Alan BASINGER, of Hunker, Pa., Darrell Wayne BASINGER, of Georgia and Randall Francis BASINGER, of Ashtabula, Ohio; a daughter, Bettye Jo Koon and her husband, Dennis, of Laramie Wyo.; two step sons, Clyde Lester Daniels, of Somerset, Pa., and Dale Alan Daniels, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., and a stepdaughter, Pamela Jean McClain and her husband, Mark, of Stahlstown, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; one great grandchild; four brothers, James BASINGER and his wife, Marion, Jack BASINGER and his wife, Nancy, Kenneth BASINGER and his wife, Dolores, and Dale BASINGER and his wife, Jean, all of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., and four sisters, Nancy Hoke and her husband, William, of Mount Pleasant, Shirley Parker and her husband, Jim, of Fairview, Pa., Norma Jean Miller and her husband, Harry, of Delmont, Pa., and Leeanna Boring and her husband, Robert, of Mount Pleasant. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Michael Lynn BASINGER; a brother, Robert BASINGER and a sister, Gloria Chearney. Family and friends will be received in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 406 E. Washington St., Mount Pleasant, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Doug Burns officiating. A committal service and interment will follow in the Greenlick Cemetery, Bullskin Twp. Military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the Mount Pleasant VFW and American Legion. www.brooksfuneralhomes.com http://www.livingtributes.com/cobr/pittsburglive/guestbook.php?ltid=1031&fn=Donald&mn=B.&ln=Basinger&ct=Ruffsdale&st= Unrelated to me. Just sharing a resource. Edward DUNLEVY