Bassett Family Association Database

Karen Joyce Bass

Female 1957 - 2017  (59 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Karen Joyce Bass 
    Born 2 Aug 1957 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Feb 2017 
    Notes 
    • The Paducah Sun, Kentucky, Thursday, 23 February 2017
      Karen Murphy

      Karen Murphy, 59, of Decatur, Georgia, formerly of Paducah, died Sunday, February 19, 2017.
      Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2017, atr New Hope Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Ron Smith officiating.
      Visitation will begin at noon Saturday at the church.
      Karen Joyce Murphy was born August 2, 1957, to Bettie L. Murphy and the late Joe Knox Bass.
      She was employed with Bell South Communications in Paducah, Kentucky. After decades of service sh became involved with the Union leading her to a position with C.W.A. (Communication Workers of America) which landed her in the Atlanta area.
      She leaves to cherish her memory a son, Rynara J. Murphy of Nashville, Tennessee; her mother, Bettie L. Murphy of Union City; a sister, Sheila Bass of Union City, Tennessee; two brothers, Joe Williams od Detroit, Michigan, and Kim Simpson of Kenton, Tennesse; her Goddaughter, Jasmine Williams, her sister, Jada, borhter Jakobe and their mother, Marlena Williams; three cousins who were raised like sisters and a borhter, Judy (Godfrey) Jones, Robin Phelps and Jimmy (Michelle) Mosley, all of Union City, Tennessee.
      She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Knox Bass; two brothers, Knox Eric Bass and Gary Knox Williams.
    Person ID I14  Bass197 Joe Davis Bass of Obion County, Tennessee
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2023 

    Father Joe Knox Bass,   b. 11 Mar 1934, Rives, Obion County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 2009  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Ealer Alverta Clark,   b. 18 Dec 1942, Union City, Obion County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 2013, Union City, Obion County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart