Willard Louis Bass

1922 - 1995  (72 years)

• Name	Willard Louis Bass
  Birth	6 Feb 1922	Carson, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jan 1995	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
  Burial	Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida
  Notes	Find-a-Grave Obituary Willard L. Bass Sr. SAN MATEO, Fla. ? Military services will full honors were held Tuesday at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla., for Willard L. Bass Sr., 72, of Gainesville, Fla. who died Jan. 11, 1995, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Gainesville, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Bass was a native of Sumrall and a veteran of World War II. He was a self-employed business man for over 20 years with Hercules Inc., and was preceded in death by his father, Sam Bass, and two brothers, Sam Bass Jr., and Glenn Bass, all of Sumrall. Survivors include one son, Bill Bass of Melrose, Fla.; one daughter, Millie Framing of Gainesville, Fla.; one brother, Gerald Bass of Sumrall; and three grandchildren. Watts Funeral Home in San Mateo, Fla., was in charge of the arrangements. 1950 Federal Census of Sumrall, Lamar County, Mississippi (10 May 1950) Willard L. Bass 28 M Head MS Sawmill Operator Sawmill Doris S. 25 F Wife MS Mildred A. 6 F Daughter MS Willard L. Jr. Nov M Son MS Gerald Lee (Div) 23 M Brother MS Farmer Helper Farm
  Person ID	I56864	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Franklin Bass,   b. 27 Sep 1902, Mississippi d. 30 Oct 1976, Mississippi (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Jessie Katherine Boutwell,   b. 1903   d. 1975 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F19385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Sybil Morgan,   b. 24 Dec 1925   d. 3 Dec 2012, Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1942	Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi
  Children	1. Mildred A. Bass,   b. 1944, Mississippi + 2. Willard Louis Bass, Jr.,   b. Nov 1949, Mississippi
  Family ID	F2657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2025