Bassett Family Association Database
Weldon O Bass
1902 - 1933 (31 years)-
Name Weldon O Bass Born 14 Jan 1902 South Carolina Gender Male _UID 85947EEA9ED8164BA103194CE417A3ACABE7 Died 25 Sep 1933 Newport News, Virginia Notes
Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia ? 17 May 1996
Weldon O. Bass
Officer Weldon O. Bass was born in Newport News about 1902, served in the Army in World War I and joined the Newport News Police Department in 1926.
A member of the department?s motorcycle patrol, Bass died of a skull fracture Sept. 25, 1933, when he hit the left rear of a car traveling along Huntington Avenue near 69th Street after he was coming off patrol in Huntington Park. The motorcycle skidded 45 feet on the pavement.
He was 31 and was survived by two brothers and three sisters.
Person ID I40272 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 15 Aug 2023
Father Robert L. Bass, b. 3 Jul 1866, Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina , d. 17 Dec 1929, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia (Age 63 years) Mother Fannie Keith, b. 27 Jul 1870, South Carolina , d. 13 Feb 1913, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Age 42 years) Married 1889 Family ID F14190 Group Sheet | Family Chart