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Donald Eugene Bass

Male 1942 - 1984  (41 years)


Personal Information

  • Name Donald Eugene Bass 
    Born 27 Jun 1942  Franklin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Mar 1984  Duke Medical Center, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Durham Sun, North Carolina, Friday, March 23, 1984
      Donald Bass Jr.

      Funeral services for Donald Bass Jr. of 1012 Moreland Ave. will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in First Calvary Baptist Church. Conducting will be the Rev. Vernon Thompson. Burial will be in Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
      He died Tuesday in Duke Hospital.
      Surviving are his wife, Barbara Stafford Bass of Newark, N.J.; three sons, Craig Bass of Maryland, and Doglass Bass and Derrick Bass, both of Bucksport, S.C.; his mother, Rochelle Hawkins of Durham; five brothers, Mack Arthur Bass of New Jersey, Willie Bass of Butner, Jimmy Bass of Durham, Larry Bass of Raleigh and Ricky Bass of Oklahoma; three sisters, Loraine Jones of New Jersey, Brenda Cump of Raleigh and Joann Bass of Franklinton; his stepmother, Lucille Bass of Franklinton; and his grandmotehr Pearl Blackwell of Franklinton.


      Kelly Bryant Collection
      In Memoriam
      Mr. Donald Bass
      1942 ? 1984
      First Calvary Baptist Church, Durha, North Carolina
      Saturday, March 24, 1984 1:00 P.M.

      Mr. Donald Eugene (Pete) Bass, son of the late Donald and Dorothy Bass, was born June 27, 1942 in Franklin, N.C. and departed this life, March 20, 1984 at Duke Medical Center after a month?s illness.
      Pete moved to Durham around the year 1972. He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, Youngsville, N.C. He attended the First Calvary Baptist Church while here in Durham, N.C.
      He was married and to this union one child was born.
      The days that are given us are to be used to our choice. They can be full and sweet, or they can be useless, bitter and empty. What goes on within the confines of our day will determine what the life will be beyond the vale ? into eternity.
      He was a delight to his friends, a joy to his family and a source of good will to the stranger.
      His survivors are a wife, Mrs. Barbara Stafford Bass; three sons, Craig Bass, Marylandp; Douglas Bass and Derrick Bass, Bucksport, S.C.; an aunt, Mrs. Rochelle Hawkins (who was a mother to him), a stepmother, Mrs. Lucille Bass of Franklinton, N.C.; six brothers, Mack, Arthur, Willie, Jimmy, Ricky and Larry Bass; three sisters, Mrs. Loraine Jones, Mrs. Brenda Crump and Miss Joann Bass; one grandmother, Mrs. Pearl Blackwell, four aunts, two uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends.

    Person ID I19  Bass23 RIchard/Dick Bass of Franklin County, North Carolina
    Last Modified 21 May 2022 

    Father Donald Bass,   b. 8 Apr 1919, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1970  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Hellen Yarbough 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rochelle 
    Last Modified 21 May 2022 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart