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Bason and his wife, the former Martha Eliza "Marnie" Hatchett (1896-1993), had three children, Carolyn Elizabeth Bason Long (1922-2015), William Hatchett Bason (1924-2000), and Dorothy Helen Bason (1926-2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bason&GSfn=Samuel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=80804213&df=all&|title=Samuel Murphey Bason|publisher=

Bason and his wife, the former Martha Eliza "Marnie" Hatchett (1896-1993), had three children, Carolyn Elizabeth Bason Long (1922-2015), William Hatchett Bason (1924-2000), and Dorothy Helen Bason (1926-2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bason&GSfn=Samuel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=80804213&df=all&|title=Samuel Murphey Bason|publisher=

Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref> Carolyn Long, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro , worked for Clyde Hoey, who after his gubernatorial service became a [[U.S. Senator]]. When Hoey died in office, she became the long-term secretary to his successor, [[Sam Ervin]]. In 1969, she became the second wife of Senator [[Russell Long]] of [[Louisiana]], to whom she was married until his death in 2003. Carolyn Long was active in a plethora of charitable and civic causes and historical preservation during her 34-year marriage to Senator Long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=carolyn-elizabeth-bason-long&pid=175384893&fhid=2167|title=Carolyn Elizabeth Bason Long|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref>

Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref> Carolyn Long, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro , worked for Clyde Hoey, who after his gubernatorial service became a [[U.S. Senator]]. When Hoey died in office, she became the long-term secretary to his successor, [[Sam Ervin]]. In 1969, she became the second wife of Senator [[Russell Long]] of [[Louisiana]], to whom she was married until his death in 2003. Carolyn Long was active in a plethora of charitable and civic causes and historical preservation during her 34-year marriage to Senator Long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=carolyn-elizabeth-bason-long&pid=175384893&fhid=2167|title=Carolyn Elizabeth Bason Long|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 28, 2015|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}</ref>

In 1979, after suffering from a series of [[stroke]]s, Samuel Bason entered the Roman Eagle Memorial Home in Danville, [[Virginia]]. He died early in 1986 at the age of ninety-one. Bason, his wife, and children are all interred at the Yanceyville [[Presbyterian]] Church Cemetery. He was a [[deacon]], elde], and [[Sunday school]] superintendent at the church. He was also active in Rotary International and the Masonic lodge. His son-in-law, Russell Long, is interred in [[Baton Rouge]].

In 1979, after suffering from a series of [[stroke]]s, Samuel Bason entered the Roman Eagle Memorial Home in Danville, [[Virginia]]. He died early in 1986 at the age of ninety-one. Bason, his wife, and children are all interred at the Yanceyville [[Presbyterian]] Church Cemetery. He was a [[deacon]], elde], and [[Sunday school]] superintendent at the church. He was also active in Rotary International and the Masonic lodge. His son-in-law, Russell Long, is interred in [[Baton Rouge]].