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James Roy Bass

Male 1905 - 1962  (56 years)


Personal Information

  • Name James Roy Bass 
    Born 23 Jul 1905  Perquimans County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID BE018C6932504640B4539B0475B03B7F4124 
    Died 13 Jul 1962  Great Bridge, Norfolk County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Virginian-Pilot
      Norfolk, Virginia
      Saturday, July 14, 1962
      James R. Bass
      Great Bridge - James Roy Bass, 56, died Friday at 2 p.m. in his home, 2505 Reservation Road.
      A native of Perquimans County, North Carolina, he was a son of Mrs. Josephine Spruill Bass and the late James Stephen Bass. He lived here 23 years.
      He was a member of Centerville Baptist Church and a sheet metal worker for the Army Corps of Engineers 27 years.
      Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Layden Bass; two daughters, Mrs. Harriet Josephine Martin of Norfolk and Miss Patricia Ann Bass of Great Bridge; a son, James Melvin Bass of Great Bridge; four sisters, Mrs. Agnes Elliott and Mrs. Mabel Sawyer of Hertford, North Carolina, Mrs. Katherine Farmer of Norfolk and Mrs. Iris Pike of South Norfolk; two brothers, Erie Bass of Norfolk and James Steven Bass Jr., of Hertford, North Carolina; and two grandchildren.
      A funeral service will be conducted in Graham Funeral Home, Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park.
    Person ID I10  Bass121 John Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2019 

    Father James Stephens Bass, Sr.,   b. 23 Jun 1860, Chowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1928, Bethel, Perquimans County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Josephine Alberta Spruill,   b. Abt 1878,   d. 1968  (Age ~ 90 years) 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Earle Layden,   b. Abt 1912,   d. 1998  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Patricia Ann Bass,   b. Abt 1945,   d. 2019  (Age ~ 74 years)
     2. Harriet Josephine Bass
     3. James Melvin Bass
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart