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- Roanoke-Chowan News Herald, North Carolina, Thursday, August 3, 2006
Frances A. Bass
AHOSKIE n Frances Ann Bass, 83, passed away after an extended illness of many years on Sunday, July 30, 2006, at Britthaven of Washington, NC.
She was born in Powellsville in Bertie County on August 9, 1922, to Kader and Blanche Harrell Bass, and lived there on the family farm for most of her life.
She was a member of Powellsville Baptist Church.
Frances worked as secretary and bookkeeper for Jernigan Oil Company of Ahoskie most of her younger life, and was an active member of the Ahoskie Kiwanis Club, the North Carolina Democratic Club and the Women of the Moose in Suffolk, VA.
She later worked until retirement with Charlotte Liberty Mutual Insurance.
Frances was always devoted to her family; her mother, with whom she lived until her passing in 1965, and her sisters, Blanche B. Perry and Marjory B. Perry, and brother, Kader W. Bass, Jr., who all predeceased her.
She is survived by her beloved sister-in-law and guardian, Helen W. Bass of Jamesville, NC, and by four nieces, two nephews, and their families.
A graveside service will be conducted on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. in Highland Memorial Gardens, Ahoskie, with the Rev. Robert May officiating.
The family will receive friends at Garrett Funeral Home, from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, prior to the services.
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD, 20871.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1922 - 2006 (83 years)