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Bessie Virginia Pearce

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  • Name Bessie Virginia Pearce 
    Gender Female 
    Buried Pearce Cemetery, Chowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Perquimans Weekly, August 11, 1977
      Mrs. Bessie P. Bass

      EDENTON ? Mrs. Bessie Pierce Bass, 93, of Rt. 3 Edenton, died Friday at noon after an extended illness.
      A native of Chowan County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mrs. Winnie Ashley Pierce and the widow of Quinton T. Bass. She was a member of the Rocky Hock Baptist Church.
      Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. Wayland (Edith) White of Edenton, Mrs. Edgar (Dorothy) Chappell of Belvidere, and Mrs. Julian (Hattie Ruth) Owens of Hobbsville; four sons, Warner Bass, Graham Bass, Marcus Bass, and Percy Bass, all of Edenton; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Swindell-Bass Funeral Home, Sunday by the Revs. Larry McClure and Ken Spivey. ?Face to Face? was sung by the members of the Rocky Hock Baptist Church Choir accompanied by Mrs. Mary Alice Riddick, organist. The pall was made of white chrysanthemums, pink carnations, pink gladioli, and baby?s breath. Pall bearers were Graham Bass Jr., Carroll Bass, Bobby Bass, Don Bass, Mark Bass, Bill Chappell, Earl Chappell, and Ray Chappell.
      Burial followed in the Pierce Family Cemetery.
    Person ID I47096  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2020 

    Family Quinton Trotman Bass,   b. Aug 1872, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1927, Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elsie V. Bass,   b. 1 May 1906,   d. 15 Aug 1927  (Age 21 years)
     2. Warner Henry Bass,   b. 11 Jun 1908, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1989, Pitt County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Edith Bass,   b. 1910, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Bass,   b. 9 Apr 1912,   d. 10 Aug 1919  (Age 7 years)
     5. Bessie Cornelia Bass,   b. 9 May 1913,   d. 27 Mar 1914  (Age 0 years)
    +6. Graham Pierce Bass,   b. 1 Sep 1916, Chowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1993, Chowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Marcus Franklin Bass,   d. 6 Jan 2004
     8. Quinton T. Bass,   b. 29 Dec 1924,   d. 20 Jan 1925  (Age 0 years)
     9. Dorothy Bass
     10. Hattie Ruth Bass
    +11. Percy Edison Bass,   d. 21 Jul 2013
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F16959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart