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Willie Ford Bassett Sparkman was a genteel lady of old Texas. Known for always wearing flowers in her hair, the very petite lady died on Dec. 22 and was “the final proprietor of the 136-year old Bassett Farm in Kosse.” Her obituary did not include her age because “One of her opinions was that a lady did not reveal her age, farm acreage or herd size.”