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Melton Arthur Bass

Male 1897 - 1982  (85 years)


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  • Name Melton Arthur Bass 
    Born 7 Mar 1897  Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 1982  Loris, Horry County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • State, Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, August 27, 1982
      Melton A. Bass

      LORIS ? Melton Arthur Bass, 85, died Thursday in a local hospital after a long illness.
      Born in Robeson County, N.C., he was a son of the late Steven and Sally jean Bass. Mr. Bass was a retired carpenter and a member of Wayside Baptist Church.
      Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jennie Nealey Bass; four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Long of Willcox, Ariz., Mrs. Ruby Lee Myles of Wilmington, N.C., Mrs. Hazel Locke of Dountain, Fla., and Mrs. Carolyn Mills of Loris; a brother, Luther Bass of Wilmington; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
      Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Hardwock Funeral Home, with burial in Cushion Swamp Cemetery.

    Person ID I50887  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 3 May 2021 

    Father Stephen Bass,   b. Sep 1859, Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1927, Marietta, Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Sally Jane,   b. 1861,   d. 1925  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F17898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennie Mae Nealey,   b. 1899,   d. 1987  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Bertha Gertrude Bass,   b. 1921,   d. 2005  (Age 84 years)
     2. Ruby Lee Bass,   b. 1923,   d. 2004  (Age 81 years)
    +3. Huger Ricahrdson Bass,   b. 29 Oct 1925, Loris, Horry County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 2007, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Elma Hazel Bass,   b. 1927,   d. 2002  (Age 75 years)
     5. Infant Bass,   b. 1931,   d. 1931  (Age 0 years)
     6. Carolyn Bass,   b. 1934,   d. 2004  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 3 May 2021 
    Family ID F17903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart