Elgin L. Bassett

1898 - 1976  (77 years)

• Name	Elgin L. Bassett
  Birth	1 Sep 1898	St. Johns, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  _UID	85054BAA9DA4E04292E48D7714432183571C
  Death	24 Feb 1976	Riverside County, California
  Notes	The Oak Ridger, Tennessee, Monday, March 27, 2000 Rev. Elgin Hayes Bass Retired Oliver Springs minister The Rev. Elgin Hayes Bass, 83, of Oliver Springs, died Thursday, March 23, 2000, at his home. Mr. Bass was a lifelong resident of Oliver Springs and had been a pastor of several churches in this area and in surrounding counties. He was born in Oliver Springs on Oct. 6, 1916, the son of John and Elsie Bailey Bass. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and received four Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart as well as many other medals. He received his military discharge on July 14, 1945, and went to work the next month for Tennessee Eastman. He retired in January 1979 from Union Carbide Nuclear Division. Mr. Bass enjoyed fishing and hunting, but going to church was what he enjoyed most, his family said. He was a member of the Omega Masonic Lodge No. 536, F&AM, and he was a 32nd-degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was also a member of Post No. 26 of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ozia Harness Bass; two sons, James Bass and his wife, Sherry, and Terry Bass and his wife, Angie, all of Oliver Springs; two daughters, Jowana Stinnett of Oliver Springs and Margaret Ledbetter and her husband, the Rev. Glenn Ledbetter, of Ten Mile; and by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Bass is also survived by two brothers, the Rev. Bill Bass and his wife, Lois, and Warren Bass and his wife, Ruby, all of Oliver Springs; his sister-in-law, Mona Bass of Oliver Springs; and by several nieces and nephews. Another daughter, Alma Faye Bass Brown, two brothers, George Bass and Ervin Bass, and three grandchildren, Remona Stinnett, Michael Bass and Migual Bass, died earlier. A Masonic service was held Saturday night in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs. The funeral was held Sunday, March 26, at Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Oliver Springs. The Rev. Don Daugherty, the Rev. Jim Jones, the Rev. Gary Stinnett and the Rev. Glenn Ledbetter officiated. Burial followed at the church cemetery.
  Person ID	I449	87B Elias & William Bassett of Ohio
  Last Modified	11 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Harry L. Bassett,   b. 3 Aug 1872, St. Johns, Michigan d. 19 Feb 1946, Las Vegas Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Keoka L. Rosar,   b. 13 Oct 1875, Pompeii, Michigan
  Marriage	1 Sep 1894
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Libby Mae Carpenter
  Marriage	15 Aug 1923	Los Angeles, California
  Children	1. HelenMae Bassett,   b. 12 Oct 1918, Denver, Colorado d. 5 Apr 1946, San Francisco, California (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart