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Lillie Bell Averitt or Averette

Female 1891 - 1962  (70 years)


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  • Name Lillie Bell Averitt or Averette 
    Born 26 Jun 1891  Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID ABE0E16BF88D8244905B350BD0B7E6BB7512 
    Died 10 Jun 1962  Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodlawn Memorial Park, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Durham Sun,
      Durham, North Carolina
      Monday, June 11, 1962
      Mrs. Lillie Bass
      Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Averette Bass, 70, of 807 Hale Street, who died yesterday morning at Watts Hospital, will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Grey Stone Baptist Church.
      The Reverend Malbert Smith, pastor of the church, and the Reverend David Morgan, assistant pastor, will conduct the services. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
      Pallbearers will be Carl Wallace, Clayton Wallace, Jimmy Green, Harvey Ferrell, Howard Harris and Clarence Harward.
      Honorary pallbearers will be E. R. Baker, Clyde Maynor, Dr. H. L. Izlar, Dr. W.W. Boone, C.T. Poe, O.A. Houston Jr., Lucian Wallace, Johnnie Burnes, Dave Earp, R.F. Ferrell, Ervin Ferrell and Robert F. Bennett.
      Born in Cumberland County, the daughter of James and Sarah Hedge Bass, she received her education in Cumberland County schools. She was married to the Late Redford Bass in 1907 and moved to Durham in 1927. She was a member of Grey Stone Baptist Church.
      Mrs. Bass had been in declining health for two years and seriously ill for two weeks.
      Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Claudia McFarland, Mrs. Louvenia Smith, Mrs. Lena Teeny Parrish, Mrs. Margie Poe, Mrs. Mavis Braswell, Mrs. Iona Perry and Mrs. Fay Maynor, all of Durham; three sons, Romark Bass, Asfurd Bass and Fred Bass, all of Durham; 30 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
    Person ID I44352  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2020 

    Father James Monroe Averitt 
    Mother Sarah Lee Edge 
    Family ID F16002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Redden Bright Bass,   b. 11 Sep 1883, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1944, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Martha Lee Bass,   b. Abt 1903, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mamie E. Bass,   b. 17 Oct 1908, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1954, New Hanover County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +3. Romark Melvin Bass,   b. 20 Mar 1910, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1966, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Claudia Harriet Bass,   b. 3 Apr 1912, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1996, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Louvenia Gibsie Bass,   b. 8 Jun 1914, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1981, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     6. Lena Mildred Bass,   b. 25 Nov 1916, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 2007, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     7. Virginia Margie Bass,   b. 6 Jul 1919, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 2005, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     8. Lilly Mavis Bass,   b. 11 Oct 1921, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. Redden Asfurd Bass,   b. 20 Sep 1923, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1979, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     10. Iona Frances Bass,   b. 23 Jan 1927, Sampson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 2012, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +11. Fred Nelson Bass,   b. 12 Mar 1930, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1976, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     12. Ora Faye Bass,   b. 7 Dec 1932, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2019  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F15881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart