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Edgar Franklin Bass

Male 1917 - 2001  (83 years)


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  • Name Edgar Franklin Bass 
    Born 19 Sep 1917  Back Swamp, Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Apr 2001  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Roanoke Times, Virginia, Thursday, April 12, 2001
      Edgar Franklin Sr., 83

      BASS, Edgar Franklin Sr., 83, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2001. He was born in Lumberton, N.C., attended Wake Forest University and was a member of First Baptist Church in Roanoke. Mr. Bass was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of Lakeland Masonic Lodge #190, member of the Roanoke Scottish Rite Bodies and a member of the Kazim Shrine Temple. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marjorie P. Bass; two daughters and sons-in-law, Elva Bass Thomas and her husband, Allen K. Thomas, Jr. of Greenville, S.C., Ruth Bass Genter and her husband, Richard L. Genter of Richmond; one son and daughter-in-law, Edgar F. Bass, Jr. and his wife, Karen Poindexter Bass of Colonial Heights; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, April 13, 2001 at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, with Dr. Harry Y. Gamble officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park, with Masonic Rites by Lakeland Lodge #190 A.F. & A.M. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel.
    Person ID I53921  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 

    Father Edgar Wyche Bass,   b. 9 Jun 1875, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1938, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Cora Beatrice Howell,   b. 1884,   d. 1952  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F18647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjorie Naomia Plott,   b. 1923,   d. 2003  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elva Bass
     2. Ruth Bass
     3. Edgar Franklin Bass, Jr.,   b. 11 Sep 1946,   d. 10 Nov 2021  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F18648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart