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- Mrs. Mary E. Bass, Atlanta Pioneer, Died Here Sunday
Mrs. Mary E. Bass, widow of the late Professor William A. Bass and one of the pioneers of Atlanta, died at the residence of her son, Hubbard G. Bass, 61 Cleburne avenue, Sunday afternoon at 5 o?clock.
Mrs. Bass was born at Eastman, Ga., October 13, 1835. She was the daughter of Hubbard W. and Anne Cozart. When she was only a child the family moved to Atlanta.
On April 6, 1857, she married Professor William A. Bass, then teaching at Bowden college. At the outbreak of war between the states Professor Bass enlisted in the confederate army and Mrs. Bass returned to Atlanta to make her home. Here she devoted her time to relief work in the army hospitals.
Mrs. Bass was a member of the Atlanta Pioneer society and for many years had been a member of the First Methodist church. She wsa very active in religious work.
Since the death of her husband, seven years ago, Mrs. Bass had made her home with her son. She is survived by one son, Hubbard G. Bass; one grandson, Lieutenant Arthur N. Bass, now in France, and one granddaughter, Mrs. J. Edgar Morris.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Atlanta Journal, Georgia, Monday, 11 February 1918
Mrs. Mary E. Bass? Funeral to Be Held On Tuesday Morning
The funeral of Mrs. Mary E. Bass, one of the pioneer residents of Atlanta, who died Sunday afternoon at 5 o?clock at the home of her son, Hubbard G. Bass, 61 Cleburne avenue, will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o?clock from the residence. Rev. W.F Glenn will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. J.E. Dickey and Rev. D.M. McIver. Interment will be in Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Bass was the widow of the late Prof. William E. Bass, and since his death about 7 years ago, had made her home with her son. For some time her health had been feeble and her death was not entirely unexpected.
Born in Eatonton, Ga., on October 13, 1835, she removed to Atlanta with her family in her early childhood and since that time had been closely identified with the affairs of this city. In 1857 she married Prof. William G. Bass, at that time a member of the faculty of Bowden college.
When war was declared in 1861, Prof. Bass enlisted in the Confederate army and Mrs. Bass immediately took up the work of ministering to the needs of wounded soldiers in the military hospitals, continuing in this service throughout the war.
Taking great interest in religious work, Mrs. Bass was an active member of the First Methodist church and was prominently identified with various charitable organizations. She was a member of the Pioneer?s society and one of the best known of the older residents of Atlanta.
She is survived by one son, Hubbard G. Bass, one grandson, Lieutenant Arthur N. Bass, now with the American forces in France, and one granddaughter, Mrs. J. Edgar Morris, of Atlanta.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1835 - 1918 (83 years)