Egbert Harroll Bass

1921 - 2017  (96 years)

• Name	Egbert Harroll Bass
  Born	30 May 1921	Calhoun County, Arkansas
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B1D07299ABC32D48934FA3B3767AE72FAD45
  Died	22 Jun 2017	Washington County, Texas
  Buried	Temperance Hill Cemetery, Dallas County, Arkansas
  Notes	Memorial Oaks Chapel Egbert Harroll Bass May 30, 1921 ? June 22, 2017 Egbert Harroll Bass of Brenham, Texas, died June 22, 2017 at age 96. He was born May 30, 1921, in Calhoun County, Arkansas, to Egbert Garland Bass and Eula Ramsay Bass. His paternal great grandfather, Doctor Bass, was one of the first settlers of Calhoun County, and his maternal great grandfather, Squire Allison Ramsay, was one of the founders of the town of Princeton and of Dallas County, Arkansas. Bass, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, served in World War II as a B-17 Navigator in the Army Air Force in the 15th Air Force, Foggia, Italy. He attained the rank of First Lieutenant and flew thirty combat missions over Nazi Germany. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, EAME Campaign Ribbon, Balkan Battle Star, Po Valley Battle Star, and North Apennines Battle Star. After the War, Bass joined his father?s lumber company which operated in several towns in East Texas. Later, he became involved in residential construction in Houston, Texas, until his retirement. He is survived by his sister, Regenta Bass Jenkins, of Brenham, Texas; one niece, Kathy Bass Miller, of Huntsville, Texas; five nephews: James O. Jenkins, Jr., and wife, Gail, of Brenham, Texas; Keith Harroll Bass and wife, Grace, of Huntsville, Texas; Kyle Ray Bass of Fischer, Texas; Rev. Bert E. Lyle, III and wife, Susie, of Huntsville, Texas; Frank Garland Lyle and wife, Julie, of Argyle, Texas; six great nephews and six great nieces; three great, great nephews and three great, great nieces. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Hubert Allison Bass of Huntsville, Texas, and his sister, Eula Bass Lyle Tynes of Denton, Texas. A member of the Methodist Church since his youth, Bass was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Brenham, Texas. A visitation will be held at Temperance Hill Church, Fordyce, Arkansas, at 1:00p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, followed by a grave side service at 2:00p.m. at Temperance Hill Cemetery.
  Person ID	I44493	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Egbert Garland Bass,   b. 11 Jan 1893, Arkansas ,   d. 14 Jan 1969, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Eula Ramsey,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Arkansas ,   d. 27 Jun 2001  (Age 102 years)
  Family ID	F15853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart