Shorty Bass Dies, Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Eddie L. (Shorty) Bass, 91, were held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church at Kirkland, with Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
Mr. Bass died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 26, 1886 in Bullard, Tex., Mr. Bass moved to Kirkland in 1916 from Bowie. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War I, he returned to Kirkland where he resided until 1968, at which time he moved to Childress. He was a member of American Legion Post 65 and the First Baptist Church in Kirkland.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bill Prentice, Eddie Harp, Sam Pierce, Dale Martin, Ken Harris, and Arthur Burkhalter.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) · Thursday, August 31, 1978, Page 1)
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Bass, Childress
CHILDRESS, Texas (Special) - Eddie "Shorty" Bass, 91, died Tuesday in a Childress nursing home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Kirkland Baptist Church. The Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
She [sic] was born Nov. 26, 1886, at Bullard, Texas, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirkland and American Legion Post 65 in Childress. He was a veteran of World War I and a longtime resident of Childress.
Survivors include three sisters, H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, Texas, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.
(Published in Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) · Wednesday, August 30, 1978, Page 4)
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Residence Place: Kirkland, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs M. A. Bass
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Eddie Bass
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death County: Childress
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Birth Place: Bullard, Texas
Residence: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Father: Elijah Bass
Mother: Mattie Tarrant
Certificate Number: 59329
Funeral services for Eddie L. (Shorty) Bass, 91, were held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church at Kirkland, with Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
Mr. Bass died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 26, 1886 in Bullard, Tex., Mr. Bass moved to Kirkland in 1916 from Bowie. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War I, he returned to Kirkland where he resided until 1968, at which time he moved to Childress. He was a member of American Legion Post 65 and the First Baptist Church in Kirkland.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bill Prentice, Eddie Harp, Sam Pierce, Dale Martin, Ken Harris, and Arthur Burkhalter.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) · Thursday, August 31, 1978, Page 1)
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Bass, Childress
CHILDRESS, Texas (Special) - Eddie "Shorty" Bass, 91, died Tuesday in a Childress nursing home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Kirkland Baptist Church. The Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
She [sic] was born Nov. 26, 1886, at Bullard, Texas, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirkland and American Legion Post 65 in Childress. He was a veteran of World War I and a longtime resident of Childress.
Survivors include three sisters, H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, Texas, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.
(Published in Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) · Wednesday, August 30, 1978, Page 4)
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Residence Place: Kirkland, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs M. A. Bass
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Eddie Bass
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death County: Childress
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Birth Place: Bullard, Texas
Residence: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Father: Elijah Bass
Mother: Mattie Tarrant
Certificate Number: 59329
Shorty Bass Dies, Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Eddie L. (Shorty) Bass, 91, were held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church at Kirkland, with Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
Mr. Bass died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 26, 1886 in Bullard, Tex., Mr. Bass moved to Kirkland in 1916 from Bowie. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War I, he returned to Kirkland where he resided until 1968, at which time he moved to Childress. He was a member of American Legion Post 65 and the First Baptist Church in Kirkland.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bill Prentice, Eddie Harp, Sam Pierce, Dale Martin, Ken Harris, and Arthur Burkhalter.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) · Thursday, August 31, 1978, Page 1)
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Bass, Childress
CHILDRESS, Texas (Special) - Eddie "Shorty" Bass, 91, died Tuesday in a Childress nursing home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Kirkland Baptist Church. The Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
She [sic] was born Nov. 26, 1886, at Bullard, Texas, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirkland and American Legion Post 65 in Childress. He was a veteran of World War I and a longtime resident of Childress.
Survivors include three sisters, H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, Texas, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.
(Published in Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) · Wednesday, August 30, 1978, Page 4)
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Residence Place: Kirkland, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs M. A. Bass
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Eddie Bass
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death County: Childress
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Birth Place: Bullard, Texas
Residence: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Father: Elijah Bass
Mother: Mattie Tarrant
Certificate Number: 59329
Funeral services for Eddie L. (Shorty) Bass, 91, were held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church at Kirkland, with Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
Mr. Bass died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home following a brief illness.
Born Nov. 26, 1886 in Bullard, Tex., Mr. Bass moved to Kirkland in 1916 from Bowie. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War I, he returned to Kirkland where he resided until 1968, at which time he moved to Childress. He was a member of American Legion Post 65 and the First Baptist Church in Kirkland.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bill Prentice, Eddie Harp, Sam Pierce, Dale Martin, Ken Harris, and Arthur Burkhalter.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) · Thursday, August 31, 1978, Page 1)
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Bass, Childress
CHILDRESS, Texas (Special) - Eddie "Shorty" Bass, 91, died Tuesday in a Childress nursing home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Kirkland Baptist Church. The Rev. Tom Pierce, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kirkland Cemetery under the direction of Newberry Funeral Home.
She [sic] was born Nov. 26, 1886, at Bullard, Texas, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirkland and American Legion Post 65 in Childress. He was a veteran of World War I and a longtime resident of Childress.
Survivors include three sisters, H.G. Sides of Kirkland, Mrs. R.M. Howard of Palestine, Texas, and Mrs. Lola Sturgis of Tularosa, N.M.
(Published in Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas) · Wednesday, August 30, 1978, Page 4)
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Residence Place: Kirkland, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs M. A. Bass
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Eddie Bass
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death County: Childress
Gender: Male
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Eddie L Bass
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 91
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1886
Birth Place: Bullard, Texas
Residence: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Death Date: 29 Aug 1978
Death Place: Childress, Childress, Texas, USA
Father: Elijah Bass
Mother: Mattie Tarrant
Certificate Number: 59329
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