William Henry Bass

1905 - 1991  (86 years)

• Name	William Henry Bass
  Birth	10 Apr 1905	Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1991	Deridder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	American Press, Louisiana, 18 September 1991 William Henry Bass DERIDDER ? Funeral services for William Henry Bass, 87, will be at 10 a.m. today, Sept. 18, in Colonial Funeral Home. The Revs. Dennis LaFleur and George Glass Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in New Cypress Cemetery at Rosepine. Mr. Bass died Monday, Sept. 16, 1991. He was a Vernon Parish bus driver for 21 years, a cattle farmer and a former member of the Masonic Lodge in Rosepine and the DeRidder Riding Club. Survivors are one son, Orville Bass of Rosepine; two daughters, Elaine Phelps Fontenot of Rosepine and Alene Smith of Montegut; one sister, Vida Shaffer of DeRidder, seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
  Person ID	I8582	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmond Bass,   b. 1876   d. 1 Dec 1951 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Haymon,   b. 9 Jul 1880   d. 13 Mar 1953 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1903
  Family ID	F17816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Ellie Deason,   b. 16 Jan 1905, Louisiana d. Jul 1980, Deridder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)
  Children	+ 1. Henry Orville Bass,   b. 19 May 1933, Vernon Parish, Louisiana d. 28 Oct 2007, Deridder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F2935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2026