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Doctor Ernest Hugh Bass

Male 1917 - 2012  (94 years)


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  • Name Ernest Hugh Bass 
    Prefix Doctor 
    Born 7 Oct 1917  Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 838CE50C9E6E7B4387185A2A52A88DCE42C7 
    Died 14 Jun 2012  Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Wilson Daily Times
      North Carolina
      Saturday, June 16, 2012
      Dr. E. Hugh Bass
      October 7, 1917 - June 14, 2012
      Lucama - Dr. E. Hugh Bass, 94, died Thursday, June 14, 2012. A funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Reverend William Bussey will officiate. A private burial will be held in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening immediately following the service at the funeral home and other times at home. Dr. Bass was born October 7, 1917 to the late William Thomas Bass and Lizzie Barnes Bass. A native of Wilson County, he graduated from Lucama High School and Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, Alabama, in 1943. During World War II, he served in the Army Veterinary Corps. At the time of his discharge, he was the commanding officer of the Veterinary Inspection Service for the State of Michigan. Discharged as a Captain in the Army Veterinary Corps in 1946, he returned home and practiced Veterinary Medicine in Wilson County for 34 years. He was a member of the Wilson County Veterinary Association, the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Bass was a member of Westview Christian Church, Lucama Masonic Lodge No. 527, the New Bern Constituency of Scottish Rite Masons, the Sudan Shrine Temple, the Wilson County Shrine Club, Robert B. Anderson Post 13 of the American Legion, AARP, and the 40 & 8. He was preceded in death by his wife and best friend of 66 years, Rachel Daniel Bass; two sisters, Elizabeth Bass and Alberta B. Creech; seven brothers, Silas, Walton, Emmette, J.T., Fred, William and Vernon Bass. Dr. Bass is survived by several nieces and nephews. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be directed to Westview Christian Church, 1502 South Raleigh Road, Wilson, North Carolina 27896 or the Sudan Temple Crippled Children's Fund, P.O. Box 490, New Bern, North Carolina 28563-0490. Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net.
    Person ID I40709  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2019 

    Father William Thomas Bass, Sr.,   b. 7 Aug 1876, Cross Roads Township, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1935, Cross Roads Township, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Lizzie Barnes,   b. 6 Sep 1877, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1940, Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1899  Wilson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Lee Daniel,   b. 4 Feb 1914, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 2011  (Age 97 years) 
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F14361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart