Bassett Family Association Database

William Burtis Bass

Male 1908 - 1952  (43 years)


Personal Information

  • Name William Burtis Bass 
    Born 25 Aug 1908  Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 92E662F59069BE4A93ABD97A6844C0F1BE4A 
    Died 26 Mar 1952  Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1949, Toisnot Township, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1997, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 2017  (Age 82 years)
    +4. Bobbie Ray Bass, Sr.,   b. 8 May 1938, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 2010, Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Bass
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart