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Major Ezekiel P. Bass, Jr.
AMERICUS - Ezekiel Pernie Bass Jr., 87, of 106 Sylvan Place, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, at Andersonville National Historic Site, with the Rev. Jim McIlrath officiating. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Asked to serve as honorary pallbearers are members of the American Legion Post #2 of Americus.
A native of Dougherty County, Mr. Bass was born Aug. 21, 1918, a son of the late Ezekiel Pernie Bass Sr. and Amelia Power Bass. He served in the Navy, the Army Air Corps, and retired from the United States Air Force as a Major. He served during WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. While in the Air Corps, he served in France, flying 22 aerial missions over Normandy and Germany with 107 combat hours in a C-47. He later served as a guest pilot with the Flying Tigers, while stationed in Okinawa. He was a C-47 pilot and Tropical Meteorologist, having served in Europe and Asia. He was a registered Medical Technologist, President of the Auburn University Independent Semi-Fraternity, Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges, a member of Aeronautical Sciences and the American Meteorological Society. He taught meteorology to the flight students at Tuskegee Institute, and was an Alumnus of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute which is now known as Auburn University. He is mentioned in Tom Brokaw's book. Mr. Bass was a former Commander of the American Legion Post #2 for five years. He was of the Presbyterian faith.
A visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., today, at Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel. At other times, friends may call at the residence of Deborah and Gene Allen, 390 Lakewood Ave. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post #2., P.O. Box 6803, Americus, GA 31709.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Ann Way Bass; two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Cathy Burdeshaw, Ezekiel P. (Kiel) and Ginny Bass; two daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Gene Allen and Robbie and Billy Cordell; 11 grandchildren, Jeffery Burdeshaw, Jon Burdeshaw, Jodi Burdeshaw, Sheryl (Slappey) Denly, Zackery Slappey, Lee Allen, Jake Allen, Jeremy Bass, Shannon (Bass) Steele, Jocelyn Cordell and Megan Cordell, and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Jane Bass Culpepper.
Two brothers, John Roy Bass and Willon Ray Bass, preceded him in death.
Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
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1918 - 2005 (87 years)