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Richard Harold Bass

Male 1920 - 2005  (84 years)

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  • Name Richard Harold Bass 
    Birth 16 Nov 1920  Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Apr 2005  Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Atlanta Journal-Constition, Georgia, Sunday, April 24, 2005
      Richard Harold Bass

      Richard Harold Bass, Sr., age 84, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died April 22, 2005. He was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee on November 16, 1920, the son of Alice Kimmons Bass and Sion D. Bass, Sr. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He retired from over 30 years with Oman Construction Company, Nashville, Tennessee to raise beef cattle. He was a member of Fairlane Church of Christ and the Shelbyville Benevolent Lodge No. 0122. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He was predeceased by his wife, Carolyn Hammond Bass and is survived by his daughters, Carla Bass of Marietta, Georgia and Mrs. Frank D. (Barbara) Boone of Kennesaw, Georgia; his son, Richard H. Bass, Jr. of Huntsville, Alabama; and his grandson, Ryan Barrett Boone of Kennesaw, Georgia; his brother, Sion D. Bass, Jr., of Marietta, Georgia; his sisters, Dr. Anne B. Avery of Nashville, Tennessee, Mrs. Ione Chapman of Huntsville, Alabama, Mrs. Opal Lynch of Denton, Texas and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 25, 2005 at 1:00 PM at Gowen-Smith Chapel in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and Sunday, April 24, 2005 from 4-7 PM at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Arrangements are being handled by Gowen-Smith Funeral Chapel, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 931-684-1372.

    Person ID I1669  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2022 

    Father Sion D. Bass,   b. 15 Sep 1887, Rutherford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1935, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Alice Ruth Kimmons,   b. 1891   d. 1968 (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carolyn Hammond,   b. 1930   d. 1991 (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2022