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Mattie Gray Bass

Female 1933 - 2021  (87 years)

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  • Name Mattie Gray Bass 
    Birth 6 Jul 1933  Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    _UID 0F8DDD2227FAA9409631695220F62F9703DD 
    Death 25 Jan 2021 
    Notes 
    • The Sampson Independent, Clinton, North Carolina, Friday, January 29, 2021
      Mattie Grey Bass Sumner

      EASTOVER ? Mattie Grey Bass Sumner, 87, of 5330 Bradshaw Road, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

      A gathering for immediate family and close friends will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Sumner Family Cemetery in Newton Grove with the Rev. Dr. Milton Little officiating. There will be a walk-through viewing from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Face mask will be required and social distanced maintained.

      Mattie, born in Sampson County in 1933, was the daughter of the late James Weldon Bass and Lillian Thelma Boyette Bass. She worked with Southern Bell, Carolina Telephone, Century Link and retired with AT&T. In addition to her parents she was preceded by: her husband, Paul Creekmore Sumner, Jr.; son, Paul Creekmore "Creek" Sumner, III; sisters, Velva Rose Little, Dorothy Bass, and Elma Jeane Bass; and brother, Edward Bass.

      Survivors include: daughters, Dr. Lynn Sumner Motz and husband SFC Timothy Motz, USA (Retired), LtCol Leigh Sumner, USMC (Retired) and Lorri Sumner; grandchildren, Aimee Hunter Rosemond and husband Micah, Dr. Victoria Lauren Motz-Patel and husband Parth, Leigh Anna Sumner, Elvie Sumner, Buck Sumner, Mattie Lora Sumner, Sumner Dale Curry and Paul Creekmore Curry (Creek); great-grandchild, Rylie Grey Rosemond; and siblings, Haywood Bass and wife Dixie and Karon Satterfield and husband Ted.

      Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.com.



      1940 Federal Census of Halls, Sampson County, North Carolina (April 16, 1940)
      Weldon Bass - 37 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Head - Farmer - General Farm
      Thelma - 30 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Wife
      Edward - 9 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son
      Mattie Gray - 7 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter
      Dorothy - 5 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter
      John H. - 1 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son
    Person ID I62058  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2021 

    Father James Weldon Bass,   b. 31 Jul 1903, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1981, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Lillian Thelma Boyette,   b. Abt 1909   d. 1997 (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F20906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sumner 
    Family ID F20927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] North Carolina Birth Index.