Bassett Family Association Database
Wilbur Lewis Bass
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Name Wilbur Lewis Bass Birth 9 Dec 1916 Chowan County, North Carolina
Gender Male Death 15 Nov 1979 Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia
Notes - The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, 16 November 1979
Wilbur Lewis Bass
COURTLAND ? Wilbur Lewis Bass, 62, of 415 Linden St. died Thursday in his home.
He was a native of Chowan County, N.C., and the husband of Mrs. Lola Mason Bass.
He was a retired salesman and a member of Courtland Baptist Church.
Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Glenda Blythe and Mrs. Marilyn Crowder of Courtland; three sons, Wilbur Lews Bass Jr. of Emporia, Bonnie Reed Bass, and Charlie Melvin Bass of Courtland; three sisters, Mrs. Eula Bradshaw and Mrs. Imogine Perry of Franklin, and Mrs. Doris Hennamon of Providence Forge, Va.; two brothers, Edward L. Bass and Kader R. Bass jr. of Courtland; and 12 grandchildren.
A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, by the Rev. Edmund Ellis. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, has charge. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
Person ID I47126 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 26 May 2026
Father Kader Richard Bass, b. 29 Oct 1886, Chowan County, North Carolina
d. 1961, Southampton County, Virginia
(Age 74 years) Mother Candice Allie Perry, b. 1890 d. 1940 (Age 50 years) Marriage 1905 Family ID F16963 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Iola Mason Blythe, b. 1917, Virginia
d. 2012, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia
(Age 95 years) Children 1. Wilbur Louis Bass, b. 6 Sep 1938, Southampton County, Virginia
d. 14 Feb 2011, Emporia, Virginia
(Age 72 years)+ 2. Donny Reed Bass, b. 19 Jan 1944 d. 28 Aug 2014 (Age 70 years) 3. Charlie Melvin Bass, b. 24 Dec 1948 d. 21 Nov 2017 (Age 68 years) Family ID F18751 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 May 2024
- The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, 16 November 1979
