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- Charleston Gazette, West Virginia, Saturday, 4 June 2011
Billy Lee Bass
Billy Lee Bass Sr., 84, of Elkridge died June 1, 2011, at home from black lung and congestive heart failure.
He was born October 18, 1926, in Cabin Creek and was the son of the late William Elmer and Marvel Stone Bass. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Lula "Boobie" Farley Bass; his daughter, Donna Lou Bass; his son, Billy Lee Bass Jr.; grandson, Benjamin Bass; brothers, Kenny Bass, Jimmy Bass and Bob Bass; sister, Frances Burnside; and daughter-in-law, Annette Bass.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and paratrooper in World War II and a recipient of the Bronze Star. He worked many years at Semet-Solvay Coal, Harewood, and retired from Central Appalachian Coal Company in Montgomery. He was a former member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Deep Water.
He was a strong, private and humble man. No one ever knew exactly what was on his mind. He was a religious man, who had a nightly date with his recliner and the Gaithers. His Bible was worn and filled with scriptures marked to reference at any time. His motto always was "God will never give you more than you can handle."
Surviving: daughters, Marvel Comer and her husband, Tommy, of Canvas and Diana Jackson and her husband, Dennis, of Amma; son, Bruce Bass of Elkridge; brothers, Gene Bass and his wife, Donna, of LaPlata, Md., and Troy Bass and his wife, Bessie, of Montgomery; sister, Phyllis Settle of Pinch; grandchildren, Andrea Gwinn, Tommy Comer, Scott Bass, Billy Comer, Randy Bass, Jennifer Bass, Christina Gunnoe, Bruce Bass Jr., Abel Bass, Tyler Jackson, Ashley Jackson and Heath Jackson; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 6, at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, with the Rev. Roger Comer officiating. Burial will follow in Montgomery Memorial Park, London.
Friends may call from 6 until 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent at www.odellfuneralhome.com.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1926 - 2011 (84 years)