Minnie Frances Bass

1942 - 2018  (75 years)

• Name	Minnie Frances Bass
  Birth	12 Sep 1942
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Jan 2018
  Burial	Triune Cemetery, Triune, Williamson County, Tennessee
  Notes	Frances Bass January 01, 2018 Minnie Frances Bass of Madison, AL. known as Frances or Bitsy to family and close friends. She passed away peacefully on Monday,at the age of 75. She is preceded in death by her father, Larry A Bass Sr., her mother, Ruth Moore Bass and her sister, Rev. Juanita Bass. She is survived by her 3 brothers, Larry A Bass Jr. of McMinnville, Tennessee, Randall V Bass of The Villages, Florida and William (Bill) Bass of Madison, Alabama, 5 nephews and 1 niece, as well as 8 great nieces and nephews and 1 great, great niece. Frances is a Tennessee native, she was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated from East Nashville High School. She was Youth Director at East End United Methodist Church in East Nashville in the 1960s, she was also an Administrative assistant and office manager for Massachusetts Mutual Insurance for a number of years. Frances worked in Nashville with The Board of Higher Education and Ministries. She also was office manager at Buddy Lee Attractions in Nashville, rubbing elbows with many country music stars on Music Row. Upon moving to California, she became a Legal secretary in LA. She was very active at the Hollywood United Methodist Church. She was passionate about people?s rights and was a big advocate for the homeless. She then moved to Phoenix, AZ where she worked for the United Methodist Church as executive assistant to several Bishops of the Desert Southwest Conference. She returned to Tennessee in 2007 where she became the primary care giver to her sister until her passing in 2016. Frances remained there until moving to Madison, Alabama due to health concerns where she eventually passed away. A Memorial service will be held in Nashville, Tennessee at the East End United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Visitation with the family will be at 10 with the service immediately following at 11:30. A second memorial service will be held at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in California at a time to be determined. Her ashes are to be split between the Hollywood United Methodist Church columbarium and the family burial plot at the Triune United Methodist Church in Triune, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers , contributions can be made to a charity for the homeless.
  Person ID	I53511	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Larry Alford Bass,   b. 20 Jul 1904, Johnsonville, Humphreys County, Tennessee d. 31 Dec 1978, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Ruth Moore,   b. 1909   d. 1983 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F18555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart