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Clifton Leon Bass

Male 1928 - 2003  (75 years)

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  • Name Clifton Leon Bass 
    Birth 13 Jun 1928  Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 869086C1B508BE448451035EBC2ACA95976B 
    Death 2 Nov 2003  Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Evansville Courier & Press
      Indiana, Tuesday, November 4, 2003
      Clifton L. Bass, 75
      Cynthiana -- Clifton L. Bass, 75, of Cynthiana, died November 2, 2003, at Deaconess Hospital. Clifton served in WWII. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1114 and a member of the 82nd Airborne. Clifton retired from U.S. Postal Office in 1992, after 40 years of service. He was very active in the Postal Union. Clifton worked with Muscular Dystrophy for years. He was president of Muscular Dystrophy Association in 1973. He was preceded in death by his son, Bob Wheeler, May 1995; and grandson, Jacob Payton, July 2000. Clifton is survived by his wife of 27 years, Rosie Bass of Cynthiana, Ind.; daughters, Cathy Shearer of Henderson, Kentucky., Jeri Zimmerman of Evansville, Indiana, Lori Barnes of Evansville, Indiana, Tami Jones of Brandenburg, Kentucky, Lynette Rhea of Covington, Texas, Patti Payton of Chandler, Indiana, and Victoria Boykin of New Harmony, Indiana; a son, Mark Wheeler of Crossville, Illinois; 19 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and mother-in-law, Mary Wallace of Sebree, Kentucky. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 6, 2003, at Alexander Memorial Park in Evansville, officiated by Reverend Donnie Mobley. Burial will be in Alexander Memorial Park. Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at Alexander West Chapel, and 10 a.m. to service time Thursday at Alexander Memorial Park. Donations may be made to APWU Scholarship Fund. Condolences may be made online at www.mem.com Arrangements are by Alexander West Chapel, 2100 W. Illinois Street, Evansville, Indiana.
    Person ID I159  Bass32 Richard Bass of Indiana
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2019 

    Father Bradie Lee Bass,   b. 29 Dec 1892, Henderson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1960, Poseyville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Flora Belle Stanley,   b. 1896   d. Apr 1973 (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosie 
    Children 
     1. Tami Bass
    Family ID F82  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2022