Bassett Family Association Database
Charles Richard Bass
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Name Charles Richard Bass Birth 15 Jun 1904 Virginia
Gender Male Death 19 Aug 1950 Burial Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia
Notes - Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina, Sunday 20 August 1950
Farmer Is Killed in Auto Mishap
DANVILLE, Va., Aug. 19.-Pittsylvania County?s gory highway trail was extended today as the dead body of Charlie Bass, 46, Halifax County farmer, was drawn from the debris of his car after it had struck the abutment of Cane Creek bridge on Route 58 at 4 a.m. Bass was trailing a truck in which he was bringing farm produce to the Danville market. When he was missed the truck driver went back and found the wrecked car. The victim?s skull was crushed and his neck broken.
His was the 21st county highway death this year, the third fatality within a week.
Person ID I52031 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 13 Apr 2025
Father Samuel Elam Bass, b. 15 Oct 1862, Virginia
d. 29 Jun 1916, Halifax County, VIrginia
(Age 53 years) Mother Sallie Elizabeth Tulloh, b. 16 May 1878, Afton, Halifax County, Virginia
d. 4 Jan 1932, Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia
(Age 53 years) Family ID F18201 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ruth Evelyn Pattisall, b. 8 Mar 1909, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
d. 14 Jul 1978, Danville, Virginia
(Age 69 years) Family ID F18313 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Oct 2021
- Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina, Sunday 20 August 1950
