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- Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory ? Middletown ? 3 April 2025
Sylvester Bass
Sylvester Bass, Sr., age 93, of Middletown, DE, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Born in Durham, NC, on March 29, 1932, he was a son of the late Luke and Minnie (Patterson) Bass. Sylvester proudly served in the United States Air Force. He made his career as a motorman for New York City Transit. He graduated from New York City Community College with an associates in applied Arts and Sciences. He prepared taxes for over 50 years in New York City and Delaware. He retired as local school bus driver making children smile every day.
Sylvester was an outstanding brother in the Nation of Islam and a Freemason. He was a boy-scout leader as well as a deacon. He bowled on a community team and won many awards. He loved helping his wife in her garden and sitting on their deck together. He was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, and community leader to young boys and men.
In addition to his parents, Sylvester was preceded in death by 7 siblings. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Addie J. (Malloy) Bass; children, Sylvester Bass, Jr. (Mary), Stephanie Bass, Ishmael Bass (Lalita), Saladin Bass, Illyas Bass I, and Nequete Collins (Chuckey); 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 10 am until 11 am on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 275 East Main Street, Middleton, DE, where a funeral service will begin at 11 am. A committal service will follow in the chapel of Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Road, Bear, DE.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sylvester's memory to Addie Bass to help offset funeral expenses. Please make checks payable to Addie Bass and mail to 470 West Harvest Lane, Middleton, DE 19709.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1932 - 2025 (93 years)