Bassett Family Association Database
William Burtis Bass
1908 - 1952 (43 years)-
Name William Burtis Bass Born 25 Aug 1908 Nash County, North Carolina Gender Male _UID 92E662F59069BE4A93ABD97A6844C0F1BE4A Died 26 Mar 1952 Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina Notes - News and Observer
Raleigh, North Carolina
Thursday, March 27, 1952
William B. Bass
Elm City - William Burtis Bass died unexpectedly at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at his home, Route 2, Elm City. He had been in poor health for several months. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at People’s Chapel Church with the Reverend J.B. Ferrell, Free Will Baptist minister in charge. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was born August 25, 1908, son of the late Frank Bass and Cora Boone Bass and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Bass; one daughter, Janette Bass of the home; three sons, William Walter, Milton and Bobby Ray Bass, all of the home; his mother, also of the home; one brother, H.C. Bass of Route 2, Elm City; two sisters, Mrs. John Thomas, Portsmouth, Virginia; Mrs. James Parker, Route 2, Elm City. He was a farmer of the community and a member of People’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.
Person ID I4 Bass43 Frank Bass of North Carolina Last Modified 28 Apr 2019
Father Frank Bass, b. 7 Oct 1882, Nash County, North Carolina , d. 15 May 1949, Toisnot Township, Wilson County, North Carolina (Age 66 years) Mother Cora Ann Boone, b. Abt 1883, d. 1965 (Age ~ 82 years) Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bessie Pearl Wells, b. Abt 1908, d. 1999 (Age ~ 91 years) Children + 1. William Walter Bass, b. Abt 1930, Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina , d. May 1997, North Carolina (Age ~ 67 years) 2. Rosa Jeanette Bass, b. Abt 1933, d. 2013 (Age ~ 80 years) + 3. Edward Milton Bass, b. 30 Sep 1934, Wilson County, North Carolina , d. 22 Feb 2017 (Age 82 years) + 4. Bobbie Ray Bass, Sr., b. 8 May 1938, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina , d. 16 Oct 2010, Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina (Age 72 years) 5. Bass Last Modified 30 Apr 2019 Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- News and Observer