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- 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.
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