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Charles Richard Bass

Male 1904 - 1950  (46 years)

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  • Name Charles Richard Bass 
    Birth 15 Jun 1904  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Aug 1950 
    Burial Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1916, Halifax County, VIrginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Sallie Elizabeth Tulloh,   b. 16 May 1878, Afton, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1932, Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F18201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Evelyn Pattisall,   b. 8 Mar 1909, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1978, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F18313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2021