Bassett Family Association Database
James Brownbow Bass, Jr.
1915 - 2000 (84 years)-
Name James Brownbow Bass Suffix Jr. Born 1 Nov 1915 Bingham, Fayette County, Illinois Gender Male Died 15 Oct 2000 Illinois Buried Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois Notes - The Peoria Star, Illinois, Monday, October 16, 2000
James Bass Jr.
PEORIA - James L. Bass Jr., 84, of 1726 W. Clarewood Ave. died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at his residence.
Born Nov. 1, 1915, in Bingham to James and Bertha Hill Bass, he married Geraldine Womack on Dec. 25, 1937, in Bayle City. She died Dec. 23, 1996, in Peoria.
He also was preceded in death by three sisters.
Surviving are one son, the Rev. Gary (and Dianne) of Rochester; three daughters, Gay (and Jack) Nieukirk of Chillicothe, Connie Barton of Washington and Patricia (and David) Finn of Metamora; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
He worked as a machine shop supervisor at Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years, retiring in 1977.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel. The Rev. Gary Bass will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the chapel. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Methodist Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Person ID I54460 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 10 Nov 2022
Father James Brownbow Bass, b. 17 Feb 1891, Audobon, Montgomery County, Illinois , d. 7 Jan 1964, Ramsey, Fayette County, Illinois (Age 72 years) Mother Bertha Hill, b. 28 May 1887, Williamson County, Illinois , d. 3 Jan 1978, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Family ID F18788 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Geraldine Womack, b. 22 Mar 1919, Fayette County, Illinois , d. 23 Dec 1996, Peoria County, Illinois (Age 77 years) Children 1. Gary D. Bass, b. 21 Aug 1939, Ramsey, Illinois , d. 17 Aug 2020, Concordia Village (Age 80 years) Last Modified 10 Nov 2022 Family ID F1061 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The Peoria Star, Illinois, Monday, October 16, 2000