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- The Andalusia Star-News, Alabama, Thursday, 31 December 1953
Gun Shot Robs Bass of Toes
World War II Vet Injured In Mishap Before Going On Hunt
Kenneth Bass, World War II Navy veteran and a firefighter at Camp Rucker, accidentally shot a hole through his right foot on Christmas afternoon.
Bass, who suffered a shoulder injury when hit by a shell during World War II, was at the home of his father, Dennis Bass, who resided 9 miles south of Andalusia on the Brewton highway, at time of the accident.
With his father and other family members, Bass was preparing to go quail hunting, when he shucked a new shotgun from a case. Several days earlier, he had let a friend borrow the gun. The weapon had been left loaded, and when Bass removed it from the case, it was inadvertently discharged. Others in the hunting party, standing in the yard, rushed him to Covington Memorial Hospital, from where he was transferred to the Veterans Hospital in Montgomery.
Bass underwent surgery in Montgomery on Monday. He telephoned relatives here Monday night to advise that his foot will not have to be amputated. The big and little toes were saved, he said.
Bass, his wife and young son reside in Enterprise, where he worked for the City Fire Department before becoming a fireman at Camp Rucker.
Pensacola News Journal, January 26, 2018
Kenneth Bridges Bass
Milton - Kenneth Bridges Bass, 94 passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
Kenneth shared most of his life with his wife, Nancy, traveling with the military and settling in Milton. They opened the café at DeVille in 1958 and continued feeding the community until 2014 when their health declined.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Bass; son, Steve W. Bass; siblings: George Bass, Mildred Abney, Laura Barnett, Rosalie Mann, Winston Bass, and Murry Bass.
Kenneth is survived by his sons: Danny Bass, Kenneth L. Bass (Jennifer Rigby), and Randy L. (Caryann) Bass; sister, Juanita Maund; sisters-in-law: Louise Godwin and Elouise (Mort) Eckhouse; grandchildren: Nanci Bass Kent, Brett Z. Bass, Brandie Bass, Shaleah Bass, Devin Bass, Ellen Rigby, Erin Bass, Maranda Bass, Randi Bass, and WaLynn Bass; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trahan Family Funeral Home of Milton.
Visitation will be Friday, January 26, 2018 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The funeral will be Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Fred Barrow and Allen Gindlesperger will be officiating. Interment will follow at Serenity Gardens Cemetery.
(Buried in Serenity Gardens, Milton, Santa Rosa County, Florida)
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