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- The Roxboro Courier, North Carolina, Wednesday Evening, 30 August 1933
Mrs. Martha Bass Succumbs at 81
Mother of Mrs. H.S Morton Passes At Home of Her Daughters in Gastonia
Funeral Here Sunday
Mrs. Martha Frances Bass, 81 died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.C. Armstrong in Gastonia on Friday, August 25th, 1933, at 11:40 a.m. Mrs. Bass had been in declining health for some time, but was on a visit to her daughter in Gastonia when she died, after a brief illness. Mrs. Bass was a member of Roxboro First Baptist church, and was dearly loved by every member. As an evidence of this fact we do not think we have ever seen such a profusion of beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Bass is survived by six daughters, Mrs. H.S. Morton of Roxboro; Mrs. C.C. Armstrong of Gastonia; Mrs. J.F. Swann of Gastonia; Mrs. B. H. Wade of Danville; Mrs. R.H. Wilkins of Alton, Va., Mrs. M.A. Angle of Milton. Surviving also are three sons, Joe E. Bass of Lewisburg, W.Va.; A.L. and H.L. Bass of Gastonia. Also four brothers, Joe Sydnor of Mannsboro, Va.; W.O. Sydnor of Huntington, W.Va.; Henry Sydnor of Richmond, Va. and Roland Sydnor of Richmond, Va.
Funeral services were conducted from the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Morton Sunday afternoon at 4 o?clock by Rev. W.F. West and interment followed in Burchwood cemetery.
Active pall bearers were: Dr. B. E. Love and Messrs. E.E. Bradsher, Rugh Wray, W.C. Bullock, W.Y Pass and J. B. Riggsbee. Honorary pallbearers were Messrs. L.M. Carlton, J.W. Noell, R.L. Wilburn, J.A. Long, S.B. Davis, W. D. Merritt, Albert Clayton, W.T. pass, F. J. Hester, J.S. Walker, Geo. W. Walker, Hugh Woods, J.J. Winstead, A.M. Burns, J.W. Montague and Dr. E.J. Tucker.
Floral bearers were Misses Jessie Duncan, Winnie Wilburn, Annie W. Winstead, Annie Bradsher, Catherine Winstead, Janie Allgood, Ann Watkins, Mary Elizabeth Sanders, Margaret Hannah Critcher, Mary Marshall Dunlap, Jennie Stephens, Rachael Bradsher, Ellen Bradsher, Edna Cole, Lisette Allgood and Mrs. Henry Walker.
1920 Federal Census of Cunningham, Person County, North Carolina
Mrs. R.B. Bass - 68 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Head - Owns Farm
Alex L. - 40 - Male - NC-NC-NC - Son - Farm Work
Lois T. - 26 - Female - NC-NC-NC - Daughter
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1852 - 1933 (81 years)