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- The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina. Sunday, February, 27, 2011
Charles Durand Bass
YONGES ISLAND - Mr. Charles "Sam" Durand Bass, age 79, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Bass, of Yonges Island, SC, passed away surrounded by his family at his home on Saturday morning, February 26, 2011. Friends and family of Mr. Bass are invited to attend his funeral service on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 11:00 am at McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414. Burial and full military honors will follow at Beaufort National Cemetery. The family will receive guests at the funeral home from 10:30 am until the time of service at 11:00. Charles Durand Bass was born in Hahira, GA on December 8, 1931, a son of the late James Horace Bass and the late Ora Belle Clanton. He graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School and served in the United States Navy for 22 years before retiring as a Chief Petty Officer. After his military career, he worked for Control Data Corporation and Johnson Controls, retiring at 62 years of age. Survivors include his beloved wife of 37 years, Elizabeth Bass; eight children, Gail (Bass) and Rick Ellis, Tim and Sharon Bass, Peggy Bass, Steven Bass, Luanne (Bass) and Al Young, Kathy (Bass) and Jim Brown, Mike Ringwald and Pearl White, and Carol Ringwald; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mr. Bass was preceded in death by one brother, the late Jack Bass; one sister, the late Jill Sirmons; and one son, the late Pat Ringwald. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Mr. Charles "Sam" Durand Bass' name to Piedmont Hospice, 501A Deanna Lane, Wando, SC 29492. Funeral arrangements are provided by, McALISTER-SMITH FUNERAL HOME, WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC. Phone: 843-722-8371. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1931 - 2011 (79 years)