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Helene Pearl Bass

Female 1929 - 2014  (84 years)


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  • Name Helene Pearl Bass 
    Born 24 Aug 1929  Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID EA5C6DCDF20A1243ADCD708E9BB70E9740E5 
    Died 5 May 2014  Moore County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried High Falls United Methodist Church Cemetery, High Falls, Moore County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Find-a-Grave Obituary
      Helen Bass Maness

      Helene Bass Maness, 84, of High Falls, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at her home.

      Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, at High Falls United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Tony Baurichter officiating.

      Mrs. Maness was a dedicated nurse assistant with Dr. John Monroe and Dr. Henderson in Pinehurst. She also worked for several years with Klopman Mills.

      She loved nature ? birds, animals and flowers were most often the focus of the poetry she wrote. She had a passion for her church and the church family. She kept a prayer journal and often saw to it that the church was decorated with flowers.

      She was a nurse at heart and often provided loving care to those who were shut in, and also dedicated herself to visiting those confined to nursing homes. She was a talented quilter and loved to sew.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian Maness; her parents, Jesse Leslie and Pearl Smith Bass; brothers, Jesse Leslie Bass Jr., Vernon Bass, Howard Bass and Charles Bass; and sisters Dixie Daniels and Charlotte Hedding.

      Mrs. Maness is survived by her daughters, Patricia Medlin and husband, Ted, of Robbins, Cathy Hussey and husband, Harold, of Robbins, Vickie Auman and husband, Andy, of Aberdeen, and Dawn Kidd and husband, Farrell of High Falls; son, Calvin Maness and wife, Diane, of High Falls; grandchildren, Wayne Brown, Sharon B. Gibson, Nicholas Medlin, Dustin Maness, Tina H. Ayers, Brandon Hussey, John Christopher Auman, Kelly Marie Auman, Dennis Kidd and Tamara K. McNeill; great-grandchildren, Melisha Kennedy, Tiffany Brown, Ashley Gibson, Georgia Ayers, Charlotte Ayers, Campbell Ayers, Kayley Garner, Luke Hussey, Alyssa Hussey, Kayla Kidd, Olivia Kidd, Lindsay McNeill and Ethan McNeill; three great-great-grandchildren; and sister Margaret Caddell, of Vass.

      In keeping with her request there will be no visitation, but the family will receive friends at the home of her daughter Dawn Kidd, 724 Charlie S. Road, Robbins, NC.

      Joyce-Brady Chapel is serving the Maness family.
    Person ID I60633  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2022 

    Father Jesse Leslie Bass, Sr.,   b. 11 Jul 1901, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1965, Cumberland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Pearl Smith,   b. 18 Dec 1906, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1991, Vass, Moore County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1924  Hoke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Julian Maness 
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F20435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart