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- The Herald-Banner, March 4, 2009
Holton Walcott ?Sam? Bass Jr.
PARIS, Texas ? Holton W. "Sam" Bass Jr, 60, of Paris, formerly of Greenville, died March 2, 2009, at his home following an extended illness due to complications from agent orange.He was born Nov. 7, 1948, in Galveston, son of Holton W. and Catherine Brown Bass. He was retired from the U.S. Army and had worked for the Paris News since 1979. He was of the Baptist faith and served during the Vietnam Crisis, receiving the purple heart. He married Starla D. Baxter on May 7, 1976, in Greenville. She survives, along with three children, Jeremiah Bass, Justin Bass, and Chelsea Bass; sister Beverly Mankins and husband Rudy and sister-in-law Phyllis Davis.Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Gregg Fort officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery with military rites by the Army Funeral Detail from Fort Hood, Texas. Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Pallbearers will be Ricky Dority, Dean Foster, Bryan Kimbrough, Frankie Ricks, Billy Sprouse, and Marty Sugg serving as pallbearers. Honorary bearers will be Calvin Gibson, W.D. Chandler, Leon Fleming, Jim Gatlin and James Sprools. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.fry-gibbs.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1948 - 2009 (60 years)