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Woodlief Alfred Bass

Male 1861 - 1941  (80 years)

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  • Name Woodlief Alfred Bass 
    Birth 12 Feb 1861  Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Nov 1941  Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Pulaski Citizen, North Carolina, 19 November 1941
      Woodlief Alfred Bass

      Funeral services for Woodlief Alfred Bass, aged 80 years, retired farmer and former director of the Frankewing Bank, who died at his home at Frankewing Sunday evening, were held at 2:30 o'clock Monday at the Presbyterian Church at Frankewing, with the Rev. J. Walter Cobb, of Memphis, conducting the rites, assisted by the Rev. G. H. Turpin. Interment took place at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      Mr. Bass, a son of the late James and Sara Bass, was born and reared in the Pisgah community, where he grew to manhood. A number of years ago he moved to the Frankewing community where he was one of the leaders in civic and religious affairs. Mr. Bass, a former director of the Bank of Frankewing was the only surviving member of the group who formed the bank a number of years ago.
      Mr. Bass is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Zimmerman Bass; two sons, John Bass, cashier of the Frankewing Bank, and James Bass, of Miami, Fla.; and one daughter, Mrs. L. B. Marks, of Fayetteville; two grandchildren, L. B. Marks, Jr., and Faye Jean Marks; and one brother, Gus Bass, of Giles County.
    Person ID I1148  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2023 

    Father James Bass,   b. 13 Nov 1820, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1899, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Sarah Houze,   b. 7 Mar 1821, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1898, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F618  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Mabel Zimmerman,   b. 1877, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1949, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Henry Bass,   b. 30 Sep 1901, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1974, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +2. John Alfred Bass,   b. 1 Oct 1903, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1963, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +3. Mabel Irene Bass,   b. 1 Oct 1903, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1984, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F1558  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2023