Joseph Asbury Bass

1898 - 1959  (61 years)

• Name	Joseph Asbury Bass
  Birth	5 Mar 1898	Marion County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 1959	Robeson County, North Carolina
  Notes	The Wilmington News, North Carolina, Thursday, 31 December 1959 Joseph A. Bass FAIRMONT ? Joseph A. Bass, 61, of Orrum, was found dead in a field near his home Wednesday after apparently having been stricken ill late Tuesday while pulling cotton stalks. Funeral services were to be held today at 3 p.m. at Bloomingdale Baptist Church by the Rev. E.L. Coelman, assisted by the Rev. A.P. Stephens. Burial was to be in Floyd Memorial Cemetery near Fairmont. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bessie Bass; four sons, Eldred of Fairmont, James Albert of Lake View, S.C., Milton of Whiteville and Charles Bass of Fayetteville; three daughters, Mrs. Shelton Smith of Clarkton, Mrs. W.C. Britt of Lumberton and Mrs. Knox Britt of Parkton; four brothers, Lonnie and Gordon Bass of Clarkton, J.W. of Hickory and Blonzo Bass of Lake View and three sisters, Mrs. Pete Gray of Lake View, Mrs. Julie Bass of Merietta and Mrs. Carrie Bass of Orrum. 1950 Federal Census of Orrum, Robeson County, North Carolina (12 Apr 1950) Carrie Bass (Div) 38 F Head NC Farm Hand Farm Woodroow 13 M Son NC Eva P. 8 F Daughter NC Living next door 1950 Federal Census of Orrum, Robeson County, North Carolina (12 Apr 1950) Joseph A. Bass 52 M Head SC Farmer Farm Bessie Mae 52 F Wife SC Farm Helper Farm Milton 22 M Son NC Farm Hand Farm Eldred L. 16 M Son NC Farm Helper Farm Mary Francis 17 F DauL NC
  Person ID	I58919	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Bethel Berry Bass,   b. May 1865, Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina d. 23 Mar 1926, Robeson County, North Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Sarah Emiline Smith,   b. 25 Jul 1874   d. 28 Nov 1949, Barnesville, Robeson County, North Carolina (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F19959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Mae Hayes,   b. 30 Jan 1898, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 6 Mar 1982, Robeson County, North Carolina (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Bessie Inez Bass,   b. 1917   d. 1995 (Age 78 years) + 2. Colleen Gracie Bass,   b. 8 Sep 1919, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 17 Dec 1991, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina (Age 72 years)   3. J.C. Bass,   b. 1920   d. 1922 (Age 2 years)   4. Gilbert Bethell Bass,   b. 1923   d. 1924 (Age 1 year) + 5. Josephine Bass,   b. 1 Dec 1924, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 11 Jun 2004, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina (Age 79 years)   6. James Albert Bass,   b. 1926   d. 1983 (Age 57 years) + 7. Milton Howard Bass,   b. 6 Jan 1928, Robeson County, North Carolina d. 20 Mar 1993, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina (Age 65 years)   8. Avory Mirian Bass,   b. 1930   d. 1930 (Age 0 years)   9. Boyd Charles Bass,   b. 1931   d. 2000 (Age 69 years) + 10. Eldred Lee Bass,   b. 1933   d. 14 Oct 2011 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F19964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2022