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Billy Joe Bass

Male 1934 - 2012  (78 years)


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  • Name Billy Joe Bass 
    Born 16 Apr 1934  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Aug 2012  Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Marshall News Messenger, Texas, Saturday, September 1, 2012
      Billy Bass

      VAN ? Services for Billy Bass will be 2 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Hilliard Funeral Home, with a graveside service to follow in Concord Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Friday, August 31, 2012, at the funeral home. Mr. Bass passed away at the age of 78 on August 28, 2012, in Canton.

      Billy Joe Bass was born April 16, 1934, in Chandler, Texas. He had been a resident of Canton for four years, formerly living in Marshall. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War from 1953-56. He worked for the State of Texas Animal Damage Control for 30 years.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel B. Bass and Lela Ethel McLaney Bass; six brothers, Virgil, Carl, Wilmer, Herman, W.D. and Samuel; and one sister, Pauline Bass Stallings.

      Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Ada Lee Casey Bass of Canton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jonathan and Rhonda Bass of Arlington and Cullun and Melanie Bass of Canton; daughter, Delayne Bass of Red Oak; daughter and son-in-law, Lela and Danny Bayliss of Rowlett; two granddaughters, Jerilyn Jackson and Jeanna Jackson, both of Red Oak; seven grandsons, Wesley Bass of Alaska, Michael Bass of Tyler, Jeremy and Jered Bayliss of Rowlett, Casey Bass of Canton, Brian Mintz of California and Dylan Horn of Tyler; two great-grandsons, Rogelio Chavez Jr. and Nicholas Ocanas; three great-granddaughters, Marissa Chavez, Jasmyn Ocanas and Jaycie Jackson, all of Red Oak; one sister, Mary Bass Acosta of Canton; and several nieces and nephews.

      Online condolences may be left at www.hilliardfuneralhome.com.

    Person ID I54908  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2022 

    Father Samuel Bright Bass,   b. 18 Jan 1891, Geneva, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1973, Chandler, Henderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lela Ethel McLaney,   b. 22 Oct 1892, Geneva, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1963, Chandler, Henderson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F18888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Lee Casey,   b. 1 Jul 1940, Ben Wheeler, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 2022, Hilliard Funeral Home Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Delayne Bass
     2. Jonathan Bass
     3. Lela Bass
     4. Cullen Bass
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2022 
    Family ID F18890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart