Bassett Family Association Database

Darrell Boyd Bass

Male 1956 - 2009  (53 years)


Personal Information    |    PDF

  • Name Darrell Boyd Bass 
    Born 8 Mar 1956  Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 May 2009  Covington, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Rocky Mount Telegram, North Carolina, Wednesday, June 10, 2009
      Darrell Boyd Bass

      Darrell Boyd Bass, 53, died May 30, 2009 in Covington, Washington.

      He was born In Nash County, N.C. on March 8, 1956, the son of Dixie Whitley Bass of Nashville and the late Simon Kinlaw Bass.

      A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 13 with Pastor Frankie Carroll officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church annex.

      Darrell is survived by his son, Dana Austin Bass of Federal Way, Washington; the mother of his children, Paulina P. Bass of Federal Way, Washington; sisters, Mary Beth Hamlin and partner Norman Batterton, of Castalia; brothers, Jerry W. Bass and Robert A. Bass, both of Nashville.

      He was preceded in death by his son, Kinlaw Jack Bass, daughter, Makala Rose, and sister, Vicki Rose Bass.

      A memorial celebration of his life was held for family and friends on Friday, June 5, 2009 in the home of Ed and Julie Pagan in Federal Way, Washington.

      He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and was a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, First Engineer.

      A lover of life, Darrell "Papi" Bass breathed deeply of far away lands and held for only moments the salted seas.

      Goodbye to family, friends, and neighbors. Buddy climbed his mountain. He loved his son. FWE.

    Person ID I58699  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 1 May 2022 

    Father Simon Kinlaw Bass,   b. 10 Feb 1927, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1998, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Dixie Whitley 
    Family ID F19898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart