Bassett Family Association Database
James Otis Bass, Sr.
1925 - 1983 (57 years)-
Name James Otis Bass Suffix Sr. Born 27 Jul 1925 Wise County, Virginia Gender Male _UID DDA21490DCF94F48814981CA25A5A2E5F502 Died Feb 1983 Wise County, Virginia Buried American Legion Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia Notes - Kingsport Times-News, Tennessee, Tuesday, March 1, 1983
James Bass Sr.
BIG STONE GAP, VA. ? James Otis Bass Sr., 57, Big Stone Gap, Va., died Sunday at Holston Valley Hospital & Medical Center after a long illness.
Born in Big Stone Gap, Va., he worked as a welder in the Navy shipyards in Newport News, Va., for 20 years before returning to Big Stone Gap in 1953, where he owned and operated Bass Grocery for several years.
Surviving are two sons, James Otis Bass Jr., and Timothy Carl Bass, both of Big Stone Bap, Va.; one daughter, Linda Sue Bowen, Blackwater, Va.; two brothers, Conner Bass, Big Stone Gap, Va., and Glen Bass, Michigan; one sister, Hazel Borden, Michigan.
Friends may call from 7-9 tonight at Holding Funeral Home, in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Hugh Bowers officiating.
Burial will be in the American Legion Cemetery.
Person ID I39324 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 16 Apr 2022
Father Henry Carlyle Bass, b. 1 Oct 1889, Hawkins County, Tennessee , d. 9 Aug 1961, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia (Age 71 years) Mother Mable May (Matie) Spriggs, b. 16 Oct 1898, Hawkins County, Tennessee , d. 15 Oct 1980, Wise County, Virginia (Age 81 years) Family ID F13839 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rachel Smith, b. 1 Aug 1939, Virginia , d. 22 Nov 1987 (Age 48 years) Married 1967 Last Modified 14 Oct 2019 Family ID F13846 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Kingsport Times-News, Tennessee, Tuesday, March 1, 1983