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Howard Leslie Bass

Male 1900 - 1958  (58 years)

Personal Information

  • Name Howard Leslie Bass 
    Birth 15 Jul 1900  Pond Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Oct 1958  Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Corpus Christi Times, Texas, Thursday, 23 October 1958
      Howard L. Bass

      RIO GRANDE CITY. (Sp) ? Howard L. Bass, who was actively engaged in the oil and gas business here, died at 10:15 p.m. yesterday after a heart attack at his home.
      He was a partner in the firm of Bass and Vessels of McAllen and also was engaged in farming in Starr County, being a partner in Sun-Tex Farms and Ringgold Farms.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Velma A. Bass of Rio Grande City; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Hiles of Temple and Miss Peggy Marilyn Bass of Slayton; his mother, Mrs. Mae Johnson of Long Beach, Calif., four brothers and one grandson.
      Funeral arrangements will be announced after the arrival of his daughter. Kreidler-Price Funeral Home of McAllen has charge of arrangements.
      The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the cancer fund.
    Person ID I206  Bass107 Sion Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 22 May 2025 

    Father James Enos Bass,   b. 28 Ocg 1864, Westfield, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1923, Pond Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mae N. Midgley,   b. 1876   d. 1968 (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Velma Augusta Thill,   b. 15 Mar 1905, Augusta, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2005 (Age 99 years) 
    Children 
     1. Betty Bass,   b. 4 Oct 1935   d. 1 Jul 2022 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2022