William Paul Bass

1905 - 1956  (51 years)

• Name	William Paul Bass
  Birth	20 Aug 1905	Johnston County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Dec 1956	Middlesex, Johnson County, North Carolina
  Notes	Rocky Mount Telegram, North Carolina, 24 December 1956 Paul Bass WILSON ? Funeral services were held today for Paul Bass, 51, who was killed Saturday after stepping from a bus in front of his house. The rites were conducted today at 2 p.m. from the Free Will Baptist Church at Princeton in charge of the Rev. Horace Ricks. Burial was in the Princeton cemetery. He is survived- by his mother, Mrs. Jessie Bass of Norfolk; his wife, Mrs. Bessie Smith Bass of Elm City, Route 2; seven sons, Sgt. Marvin Bass, William and Joseph, all of Norfolk; Jesse Paul of Williamsburg, Pvt. 1-c William of Las Vegas, Nev., William Paul and Ronnie Lee, of the home; two daughters, Patricia and Jane Carroll of the home; six brothers, Redding of Kenly, Larcey of Wilmington, Chester and Arthur of Norfolk, Willie and Konnie of Princeton; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Musgrave of Norfolk. 1950 Federal Census of Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina (20 Apr 1950) Paul Bass 44 M Lodger NC Salesman Traveling Studio Bessie M. 28 F Wife NC Patricia Oct F Daughter NC
  Person ID	I61278	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jesse Edford Bass,   b. 10 Aug 1877, Nahunta, Wayne County, North Carolina d. 20 Nov 1940 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Florence Victoria Coley,   b. 1882   d. 1961 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F20631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Elizabeth Marlow,   b. 1906, North Carolina d. 24 Apr 1977, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1923	North Carolina
  Children	1. William Paul Bass,   b. 22 Sep 1927, Boon Hill, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 12 Feb 2006 (Age 78 years)   2. Marvin Bass,   b. 1928 + 3. Jessie Paul Bass,   b. 1929   d. 1 Aug 2019 (Age 90 years)   4. Joseph Carl Bass,   b. 1 Jun 1932, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 11 Jun 1995, Roanoke, Virginia (Age 63 years)   5. Richard Lee Bass,   b. 6 Aug 1934, Boon Hill, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 2 Aug 1996, North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F20635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie Mae Smith,   b. 19 Oct 1922, Oak Level, Nash County, North Carolina d. 8 Sep 2009, North Carolina (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Patricia Ann Bass,   b. 1949, Wilson County, North Carolina   2. Joan Carolyn Bass,   b. 1951, Wilson County, North Carolina   3. William Paul Bass,   b. 16 Aug 1952, Wilson County, North Carolina d. 26 Jun 2011, Richmond, Virginia (Age 58 years)   4. Ronald Lee Bass,   b. 8 Dec 1954, Wilson County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2026