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Alton Lee Bass

Male 1934 - 2022  (87 years)


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  • Name Alton Lee Bass 
    Born 17 Nov 1934  Duncan, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 18146DBF0E0ACF4591EB827D6829CB348F45 
    Died 9 Nov 2022 
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    • The Norman Transciprt, Oklahoma, Friday, November 11, 2022
      Alton Bass

      Alton Lee Bass, age 87 of Purcell, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Alton was born November 17, 1934 in Duncan, OK, the youngest of 3 children born to Willie Winfred Bass and Linnie Mae (Cardwell) Bass. He was raised in Duncan and attended school there. He learned the value of hard work at a very young age by working on the family farm and delivering newspapers. He then ventured to Wichita, KS to work for Boeing Aircraft, while there he married Betty Holloway and had his first son, Kenneth. He later returned to Duncan and started Bass Oil Company, which he ran with his Dad. He later met Barbara Sue Nickell, while operating the Champlin Service Station. They were married on July 2, 1966 in Pauls Valley and had a son, Arvil and daughter, Roberta. In 1974, they relocated to Purcell where they raised the family. Alton was a self-made man and work was his hobby. In 1971 he became the owner/operator of Reliable Refrigeration Company in Norman, a company his son, Kenneth and grandson, Craig run today. Even at home, Alton was working. He raised livestock and bailed a lot hay on his little Ponderosa. Being on the tractor or working in the barn were his happy place. He was a man of great faith and longtime member of the New Life Tabernacle in Purcell. Alton cherished Sue, his children and especially his grandchildren, as he enjoyed following them in their various activities. Alton loved to help others, and yet was always reluctant to accept it himself. He was a wonderful husband and father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend. He will be dearly missed!

      He was preceded in death by: his parents, Willie and Linnie Bass and siblings, Eugene and Travis Bass.

      Alton is survived by: his wife, Barbara Sue Bass of the home; daughter, Roberta Yadon and husband Steve of Purcell; sons, Kenneth Bass and wife Kathlene of Noble and Arvil Bass and wife Patti of Owasso; 8 grandchildren, Craig Bass (Chelsea), Hannah Elmore (Patrick), Caleb Bass, Zachary Bass, Joshua Yadon, Seth Yadon, Ethan Bass and Abigail Yadon; 5 great grandchildren, Austin, Payton, Leland, Eli and Kynlee; several nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.

      Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Apostolic Worship Center, 3221, N. Porter Ave., Norman, OK, 73071. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery in Purcell. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Monday in Purcell, Wilson-Little. www.wilsonlittle.com.
    Person ID I36718  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father Willie Winfred (Will) Bass,   b. 29 Mar 1909, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1978, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Lena Mae Cardwell,   b. 5 Oct 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 2005, Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F12981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart