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Gillis Brown Bass

Male 1934 - 2017  (83 years)

Personal Information

  • Name Gillis Brown Bass 
    Birth 23 Jul 1934  Seminole, Baldwin County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Aug 2017  Columbia, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri, Tuesday, August 22, 2017
      Brown Bass (1934 ? 2017)

      Brown G. Bass 83, of Columbia, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Boone Hospital in Columbia.

      Graveside service will be on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.

      Brown was born on July 23, 1934 in Seminole, Ala. the son of Robert L. and Mary C. (Givins) Bass, who preceded him in death.

      He was married on Oct. 13, 1952 in Arcadia, Fla. to Betty Poole who preceded him in death on July 23, 2017.

      He retired from GTE as an installer. Brown enjoyed to fish and loved to be around his family.

      Survivors include his two children, Marilynn Johns of Seattle, Wash. and Richard Bass of Columbia; daughter-in-law, Janet Bass of Fulton; six grandchildren, Graeme, Javis, Mikel, Carey, Michael and Stephanie; and five great-grandchildren, Jalyn, Gage, Cora, Hannah and Jaxon.

      He was also preceded in death by one son, James Bass.

      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202.

      Online condolences may be made at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.
    Person ID I21  Bass140 William Franklin Bass of Georgia
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2026 

    Father Robert Lee Bass,   b. 8 May 1879, Florida Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1943, Loxley, Baldwin County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary C. Givens,   b. 1900   d. 1980 (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Betty Jean Poole,   b. 19 Aug 1936   d. 23 Jul 2017, Columbia, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Allen Bass,   b. 2 Jan 1955   d. 8 Oct 2015 (Age 60 years)
     2. Richard Kenneth Bass
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2026