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Robert Curtis Bass

Male 1933 - 2001  (67 years)

Personal Information

  • Name Robert Curtis Bass 
    Birth 30 Nov 1933  Doddsville, Sunflower County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Aug 2001 
    Burial Sunset Memorial Lawns, Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, Illinois, 18 August 2001
      Robert Curtis Bass

      Robert Curtis Bass, Doddsville, Mississippi born, Mound Bayou, Mississippi raised, Chicago Westside businessman passed away at the Oak Forest Hospital on August 11, 2001. His wife Ernestine Harvey-Bass, and son, Derrick Curtis, preceded him in death. In the 60's, R.C. opened and began operating his own business-the Westside Plumbing & Heating Company. For over thirty years, his enthusiasm for life and his desire and commitment to help others kept him working faithfully and diligently throughout the Chicago area. In particular, he served the Lawndale Community, the neighborhood in which he resided. He served as a role model and surrogate father to many in the community and readily offered warmth, counsel, advice, and guidance to those in need. Robert C. Bass was a faithful member of the Greater Open Door Baptist Church and supported the Pastor, Rev. Dr. Richard Nelson, and the church family as Chairman of the Trustee Board and Treasurer of the Church. Robert C. Bass leaves to respect and cherish his memory; his loving and devoted children, Dyrell R. Bass and Yunace Bass-White (Charles); two brothers, Wallace Bass (Verdun) of Chicago, IL, Roosevelt Bass (Josephine) of Sun City, AZ; two sisters, Catherine Townsend (Robert B.) of Sun City, AZ, Sally P. Todd of Chicago, IL; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends, and the entire Greater Open Door Church Family.
    Person ID I22  Bass493 Sam Bass of Rankin County, Mississippi
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2025 

    Father K.C. Bass,   b. 14 Feb 1903   d. 28 Apr 1953 (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Sallie Staples,   b. 12 Apr 1903, Kilmilchael, Montgomery County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1980, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Earnestine H.,   b. 1935   d. 1991 (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2025