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James Donell Bass

Male 1948 - 2020  (71 years)


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  • Name James Donell Bass 
    Born 25 Feb 1948  Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jan 2020  Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Cunningham & Nelson Funeral Home
      James Donnell Bass (Picture included)
      February 25, 1948 ? January 16, 2020

      Mr. James Donell Bass, age 71, of 161 Bass Farm Road in Rougemont, NC, departed this life Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. He was a native of Person County and a member of Siloam Baptist Church.

      He is preceded in death by his parents, James T. and Iula Beard Bass and his stepmother, Lillie Mae Hayes Bass.

      He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hawley Bass of the home; two sons: James Bass III (Mechell) of Oxford, NC and Cedric Bass (Christie) of Creedmoor, NC; two grandsons: Christopher Bass and Brandon Bass; two sisters: Brenda Bass and Amelia Owens (Rodney), both of Durham, NC; one brother, Reginald Bass (Vickie) of Stockbridge, GA; god-granddaughter, Khali Arrington of Durham; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
      The funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 1:00pm at Siloam Baptist Church, 4688 Mt. Harmony Church Road, Rougemont, NC 27572 with the Rev. Wayne Johnson, Pastor, officiating and providing the eulogy. Burial will follow in the Bass Family Cemetery, Rougemont, NC. Visitation will also be Tuesday at the church from 12:00pm to 1:00pm when his body will lie in state for one hour prior to the service with Masonic rites at 12:30pm.
      At other times, the family will receive friends at the home.

    Person ID I56119  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2022 

    Father James Thomas Bass,   b. 24 Nov 1918, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 2002  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Julia B. Beard,   b. Abt 1923,   d. 1973  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Family ID F18122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart