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Carol Bass

Female 1957 - 2020  (63 years)

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  • Name Carol Bass 
    Birth 23 Apr 1957  Carthage, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 4 Dec 2020 
    Notes 
    • Smith County Insider, December 6, 2020
      Mrs. Carol Bass Finley

      Mrs. Carol Bass Finley, age 63, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020.
      Mrs. Finley was born April 23, 1957 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Paul Bridgeforth Bass and Mary Oleda Gwaltney Bass. She married James Michael Finley on June 16, 1979 and he preceded her in death on April 5, 2011. She was also preceded in death by Brother; Richard T. Bass, Father-in-Law; Ralph ?Junior? Smiley Finley and Mother-in-Law; Mary Frances Holcomb Finley.
      Carol was a 1975 graduate of Gordonsville High School and a 1979 graduate of Tennessee Tech University. She taught in the Smith County School System at Fork River Elementary and later for 28 years at Gordonsville Elementary and New Middleton Elementary until her retirement in 2020 after almost 30 years. She was a member of the Union Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
      Mrs. Finley is survived by Children; Barry (Lindsay) Finley of Gordonsville, TN, Michelle (Chris) Eskew of Lebanon, TN, and Matthew Finley of Gordonsville, TN. Five grandchildren; Jude Michael Finley, Lyla Jo Finley, Jackson Eskew, Oakley Eskew, and J.T. Eskew. Siblings; James Robert (Cora) Bass of Gordonsville, TN, William S. ?Billy? (Amanda) Bass of Carthage, TN, Paul D. ?Danny? Bass of Lancaster, TN. Sister-in-Law; Janelle and Jeff Langford of Gordonsville, TN. Brother-in-Law; Brent and Charlcie Finley of Lebanon, TN.
      Visitation with the family will be at the Gordonsville Chapel of Bass Funeral on Wednesday from 3PM until 8PM.
      The family requests memorials be made to the Union Hill Cemetery, Gordonsville Elementary Library or New Middleton Elementary Library.
    Person ID I53722  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2021 

    Father Paul Bridgeforth Bass,   b. 14 Dec 1917, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1964, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Oleda Gwaltney 
    Family ID F18599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart