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- Find-a-Grave Obituary
OSCAR BASS, president of Bass & Company, lumber dealers in Hopkinsville, Ky., is a son of Oscar L. and Cornelia (Covington) Bass. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Mary (Carter) Bass. The Bass family came from North Carolina, where it was prominent from Colonial days. Subject's maternal grandparents were Terrell and Eranda (Chappell) Covington. Oscar Bass was born at Adel, Ga., February 3, 1891, and came with his parents to Hopkinsville when he was a child. His father was a prominent merchant, who operated the Bass Shoe Company. His son began his business career in 1912, working for a lumber company and several years ago organized the firm of Bass & Company, and purchased a long established business which is now one of the leading enterprises of this section of the State. Mr. Bass is president of Bass & Co., president of the Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kiwanis Club, the gold and Country Club, the Elks and Baptist Church. He was married April 12, 1916, to Miss Brenda Neblett, daughter of J. M. and Nell (Simmons) Neblett, formerly of Clarksville, Tenn., but at the time residents of Hopkinsville. Mr. Neblett, who was in the milling business, is now deceased. This union has been blessed with two children: Covington Bass, born February 12, 1917, and Brenda Nell, born August 6, 1929. Mr. Bass is one of Hopkinsville's foremost business men, and leader in every progressive
movement. He lived with his family in a handsome home on Alumni Avenue.
The Park City Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Thursday, 20 May 1937
Oscar Bass Dies At Hopkinsville; Funeral Tomorrow
Owner of Store here Succumbs After Illness Of Several Months
Oscar Bass, president of Bass and Company since the company was organized in 1925, died this morning at his home at Hopkinsville following an illness of several months. A Bass and Company branch is operated in Bowling Green.
Funeral services for the executive are scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10 o?clock at the residence at Hopkinsville with burial in a cemetery there.
He is survived by his wife, one son, and brother, H.L. Bass, all of Hopkinsville; and three sisters, Mrs. F.D. Stone of Bowling Green, Mrs. Don Hays of Smiths Grove, and Mrs. J.M. Forbes of Hopkinsville.
In addition to the divisions here and at Hopkinsville, Bass and Company operates branches at Elkton and Cadiz, Ky., and Clarksville, Tenn.
A number of the officials and employes of the local branch are planning to attend the funeral and burial services.
1900 Federal Census of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky (June 22, 1900)
Oscar L. Bass - 42 - Male - Nov 1857 - SC-SC-SC - Head - Merchant
Cornelia E. - 36 - Female - Jun 1864 - NC-NC-NC - Wife
Dixie - 14 - Female - Jan 1886 - NC-SC-NC - Daughter - In School
Cornelia C. - 12 - Female - May 1888 - SC-SC-NC - Daughter - In School
Oscar L. - 9 - Male - Feb 1891 - GA-SC-NC - Son - In School
Henry L. - 5 - Male - July 1894 - GA-SC-NC - Son
Jessie V. - 10/12 - Female - Aug 1899 - KY-SC-NC - Daughter
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Bassett Family Association Database
1891 - 1937 (46 years)