Basil G. Case's gravesite

[JR Smith]

I received this email from Larry Keen....

JR
Just returned from the wonderful tournament in Alabama. Hope you had a great time there. There was some interest at one time in viewing the gravesites of some the greatest players of all time. I have a picture of Basil G. Case's gravesite which I will send to you. He has to be one of the best of all time. He challenged for the world title twice. He lost to Hellman 4-1 in 1953 he lost again to Hellman 2-1 in 1963.
He is buried at Duncan Creek Cemetery (Franklin County) in Russellville, Alabama. Aug 26, 1908 - Jan 1, 1987
It would be nice if this could appear on the forum.

Thanks,
Larry

OK here is a link and Pal Bucker added article and picture to the gravefinder link http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=31476373

You can also get there from a page from NC Checkers site

http://www.nccheckers.org/NCCA/11-12-08 ... bamian.htm

http://www.nccheckers.org/NCCA/Masters%20Obituaries.htm

[George Hay]

JR, thank you for your post on Basil G. Case. He was an incredibly strong player in an incredibly strong era. --George Hay