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- Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas, Monday, October 29, 2007
Reverend Kenneth Edward Bass
April 11, 1924 - October 27, 2007
Rev. Kenneth Edward Bass peacefully passed away Oct. 27, 2007, from kidney failure at his home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel with Nancy Schuler officiating and burial in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 29, at the Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
He was born April 11, 1924, in DeLeon, Texas, to Charles Edward Bass and Sallie Catherine Collins Bass. Ken was a veteran of World War II, where he served as a medic in the Army and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was held as a prisoner of war until he was liberated by the Russians in April 1945. He was honorably discharged Dec. 3, 1945.
Ken graduated from Southwestern University at Georgetown with degrees in sociology and psychology. He earned a Masters of Theology from Perkins School of Theology. He served as a Methodist minister in many communities throughout the Central Texas Conference until he retired in 1989. Ken married Alice Fern Grounds at Dresden, May 14, 1955. He was proud to be a 32-degree Mason and a 50 year member of the Lions Club. He was also a member of Eastern Star.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Charles Elmer Bass; and two grandchildren, Brian and Brianna Bass.
He is survived by his wife, Alice Bass of Corsicana; sons, Kenneth P. Bass and his wife, Belinda of Waco, Conway Bass and his wife, Peggy of Irving, and Robert Bass and his wife, Beverly of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Keith, Shannon and Samantha Bass, and Collin and Casey Bass; and great-grandchildren, Brittney and Bransen Bass.
An online guest book is available at www.griffin-roughton.com by selecting Reverent Kenneth Bass obituary.
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1924 - 2007 (83 years)