Carl Edison Bass

1921 - 2014  (93 years)

• Name	Carl Edison Bass
  Birth	18 Jun 1921	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Aug 2014	Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri
  Notes	The Joplin Globe, Missouri, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Carl Edison Bass Carl Edison Bass, formerly from Houston, Texas, passed away on Aug. 17, 2014, at the age of 93, in Pearland, Texas. He was born on June 18, 1921, in Newton County, Mo., near the town of Sarcoxie, to Loren and Ressie Bass. He grew up in Joplin, Mo., and graduated from Joplin High School in 1940. In 1942, Carl entered the Army Air Corps, graduating from Aviation Mechanics School and later the Cadet Aviation program as a navigator. He was assigned to the 301st Bomb Group 32nd Squadron. He was sent to Italy where he flew 35 combat missions in the 15th Air Force on a B-17 as a first lieutenant. In 1952, he was recalled to active duty in the U.S. Air Force for the Korean War. He graduated from The University of Oklahoma in 1950 with a BS degree in Engineering. He worked 18 years for Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, Okla. He moved to Houston in 1970, where he worked as a structural engineer for various engineering firms. Mr. Bass was a professional engineer in the state of Oklahoma and Texas. He retired in January 1986. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 61 years, Joyce May Edwards Bass. Carl is survived by three sons: John Bass and wife, Sherry, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and their children, Jennifer and husband, Beau, Robert and wife, Susan, William and wife, Dr. Jacqueline; Carl Bass and wife, Judy, of Kingwood, Texas, and their children, Jillian, Caitlin and Stephanie; and Rev. James Bass and wife, Deborah, of Friendswood, Texas, and their children, Jeremy and Jason; one daughter, Carol Reed and husband, Dale, of Livingston, Texas, and their son, Dillon; and his sister, Frances Hansen, of Hemet, Calif.; brother-in-law, Galen Edwards and wife, MaryAnn, of Joplin; as well as a nephew, Ronald Hansen; five nieces, Anita Davis, Gayle Sawyer, Karen Edwards Mattes, Susie Edwards and Ann Edwards Ford; and other friends. Carl, along with his wife, Joyce, will be interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Webb City, Mo. Condolences may be sent to the Bass family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.
  Person ID	I4233	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Loren Edison Bass,   b. 26 Sep 1902, Newton County, Missouri d. 25 Jan 1986, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Ressie Mabel Davidson,   b. 1904   d. 1994 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce May Edwards,   b. 27 Sep 1927, Missouri d. 29 May 2011, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 1. John Bass   2. Carl Bass   3. James Bass
  Family ID	F1498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2025