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- The Tennesseean, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday, November 29, 1925
Ad. Bass, Veteran Engineer, Dies
Nashvillian Succumbs to Heart Disease While in Arkansas
(Special to The Tennessean)
Pine Bluf, Ark., Nov. 28 ? A.D. Bass, 52 years old, prominent Nashville, Tenn. man and father of Mrs. C.W. Goodloe of this city, dropped ead this morning 9 o?clock while hunting ducks at Simms Slough, near here.
Mr. and Mrs. Bass arrived Friday from Nashville to visit their daughter, and this morning about 3 o?clock, Mr. and Bass and C.W. Goodloe left for a duck hunts.
They were walking along, it is said, when Mr. Bass suddenly collapsed and died without saying a word.
The body will be taken to Nashville for burial and Mr. Bass, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Goodloe, will leave late today for that city.
Mr. Goodloe is district manager of the National Cash Register Company for Southeast Arkansas, with headquarters here.
The body of A.D. Bass, 52, veteran engineer of the Tennessee Central railroad, who dropped dead while hunting near Pine Bluff, Ark., Saturday, was expected to arrive in Nashville at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed Saturday night at his home, 705 Setliff place, East Nashville. The plans were being held up pending the arrival of the body and Mrs. Bass, with her daughter, Mrs. C.W. Goodloe. Other than Mrs. Goodloe and his wife, Mr. Bass is survived by one daughter Miss Bessie Bass, and two sons, Claud and Paul Bass, all of Nashville.
Mr. Bass was born near Watertown, Tenn., and lived there until 30 years ago when he moved to Nashville to become an engineer on the Tennessee Central railroad. He had been promoted to engineer, in which capacity he served the road for many years. His service to the T.C. was over a period of 30 years. Mr. Bass was a member of the Christian church at Watertown.
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