Leonard Eldridge Bass

1915 - 2013  (97 years)

• Name	Leonard Eldridge Bass
  Birth	14 Oct 1915	Cushing, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Feb 2013	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Burial	Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Notes	Find-a-Grave obituary Rev. Leonard J. Bass Services for Rev. Leonard E. "Red" Bass, 87, of Lufkin, were held Saturday, Feb.8, 2003 in the First United Pentecostal Church in Lufkin, with burial in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Rev. Bass was born Oct. 14, 1915, in Cushing, TX to Virie (Fuller) and James Benton Bass and died Thursday, Feb, 6, 2003 in a Lufkin hospital. A retired minister, Rev. Bass had been pastor of United Pentecostal Churches in Doucette, Zavalla, Keltys (Henderson Street UPC) and Kennard during a ministry that spanned almost 50 years. He was currently a member of the First United Pentecostal Church, and had resided in Lufkin most of his life. He was retired from the construction industry. Major construction projects that he superintended include Regions Bank (originally Lufkin National Bank), Lufkin Middle School Library, Lufkin Daily News' offices and the Civic Center. In addition, he served as Lufkin's City Building Inspector for a number of years. He was preceded in death by daughter, Dorothy Bass Hathcock, in 1984. Survivors: wife, Bennie L. Bass of Lufkin; son, James Benton Bass of Fort Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Jack Harrison of Dallas; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin. 1950 Federal Census of Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (22 Apr 1950) L.E. bass 34 M Head TX Carpenter Paper Mill Bennie 30 F Wife TX Helen 13 F Daughter TX James Benton 7 M Son TX Dorothy Ann 5 F Daughter TX
  Person ID	I26	Bass151 Madden Bass of Louisiana
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	James Benton Bass,   b. 2 Mar 1874, Nacogdoches County, Texas d. 2 May 1941, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Vira Fuller,   b. Sep 1876, Texas d. 11 Aug 1955, Baytown, Harris County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bennie Louise Pipkin,   b. 18 Oct 1919, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas d. 22 Dec 2015, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Helen Louise Bass,   b. 31 Mar 1937, Angelina County, Texas d. 11 Sep 2016 (Age 79 years)   2. James Benton Bass,   b. 29 Aug 1942, Angelina County, Texas   3. Dorothy Ann Bass,   b. 27 Jul 1944, Angelina County, Texas d. 22 Sep 1984, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2023