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- Herald Banner, March 10, 2020
Byron Lee Bass (Picture included)
Byron Lee Bass, of Mount Vernon, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, and walk on streets of gold, Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
The funeral service will be Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon. Visitation will be Friday, March 13, 6-8 p.m., at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon.
Byron was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 2, 1948 to Joe and Nancy Taylor Bass. Much of his early childhood was spent in West Texas, among oil and cotton fields, attending school through the I0th grade. In 1964, his family moved to Mt. Vernon, where he attended Mount Vernon High School and graduated in 1966. While in high school, he played football, ran track, sang in the high school choir and had a major role in the senior play.
After graduation, he attended East Texas State University, where he majored in professional chemistry and physics. While there, he met the love of his life, SuFran Lee. They graduated in 1970 and married six weeks later at the First Baptist Church of Caddo Mills, on July 25, 1970.
Byron received a master's in education in 1986 from ETSU. He was Involved in teaching and coaching for 30 years, using many unconventional and creative methods to help students understand scientific principles. You would often find his class in the parking lot or the football stadium stands working on physics concepts. Many students will tell you he made learning fun and had a great sense of humor to go along with his teaching. He carried a lot of these ideas into his coaching style too along with his teaching and coaching.
Byron enjoyed singing. He and his wife, SuFran, served in church ministry involving music and youth for 40 years.
Byron was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, SuFran; son, Blake Bass; daughter, Paige Bass; four grandchildren, Sky Blue, Jet, Gavin and Allura Bass; brothers and their spouses, Tim and Martha Bass, Brad and Jodi Bass; sisters and their spouses, Janeth and Jerry Ellis, Jerri Roemer, and Jolene and Russell Beaty; uncle and spouse, George and Gloria Bass; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorials contributions may be made to: Gideon International; Franklin County Retired School Employees Scholarship Fund c/o Marilyn Elbert, 360 CR NE 2050, Mount Vernon, TX 75457.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1948 - 2020 (71 years)
d. 1 Jul 2016, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas