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- Half Moon Bay Review, California, Thursday, October 12, 2017
Walter Kent Bass
Walter Kent Bass died at the age of 96 on Oct. 5, 2017. He was born on March 17, 1921, in Wesson, Miss., to Mack and Shellie Bass. At an early age, they moved to Rayville, La., where he graduated from high school. He then attended North East Junior College in Monroe, La., and majored in aviation and electronics.
He enjoyed gardening, fishing, ham radio and flying. He was a licensed pilot and flew for many years. He served four years in the Navy Reserve in World War II in the South Pacific. He was a member of the American Legion.
He was employed by Litton Industries, San Carlos, Calif., for 35 years.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Mary Bass, of Grass Valley, son Rick Bass, daughter Melody and her husband, Steven, and by grandchildren Colby, Corey, Lindsay and Ashley Lowe, all of Tucson, Ariz., and by stepdaughter Marlene Barron and grandchildren Brynne, Jerika and Spencer Barron, by stepson William Maxwell and his wife, Maryann, and grandchildren Bruce Maxwell, Adiena and husband Thomas Burck, by William Jr. and wife Christina and great-grandchildren Jacob and Avery Maxwell, all of Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Walter was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be missed.
Memorial contributions may be made to Interim Hospice of Sacramento, Calif.
Chapel of the Angels Mortuary, 250 Race St., Grass Valley, Calif., will hold a service at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, and the graveside services will follow at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Grass Valley. Then a small reception will follow at Ponderosa Pines Rec Center, also in Grass Valley.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1921 - 2017 (96 years)