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Clara Smith

Female 1913 - 2005  (91 years)

Personal Information

  • Name Clara Smith 
    Birth 1 Nov 1913  Clinch County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 15 Feb 2005  Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Find-a-Grave Obituary
      Clara Smith Bass

      Mrs. Clara Bass, 91, of Valdosta passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Clinch County on November 1, 1913, she was the daughter of the late A.B. and Annie Smith and the widow of Jesse J. Bass. She had lived in Valdosta for the past 64 years and was retired from W.T. Grant Company. She was also a member of South Valdosta Church of God.

      Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Hubert Bruhl; one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. James E. and Audrey Bass all of Valdosta; nine grandchildren, Jonathan and Loujeania Bruhl of Panama City Beach, Fl., James and Sheila Bruhl of Naylor, Jeffrey and Connie Bruhl, Jeanne and Danny Parsons, Angie and Victor Paulk all of Valdosta, Kirk and Jacalyn Bass of Blairsville, Ga., Dwayne Bass of Valdosta, Travis and Jennifer Middaugh, and Andy Middaugh all of Wellsville, NY; eleven great-grandchildren, William and Leanne Parr, James Jr. (Jimmy), Janice, Jessica, and Joshua Bruhl, Madison and Elizabeth Paulk, Gwendolyn, Travis Jr., and Gracie Middaugh, Amanda and Sarah Parsons; one great-great-grandson, Austin Bruhl; one sister, Carrie Lee Futch of Dupont; one sister-in-law, Connie Friedenberger of Valdosta and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bass was preceded in death by six brothers and five sisters.

      Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Bass will be held on Friday, February 18, 2005 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Savage and Rev. Bill Campbell will officiate. Burial will follow in the McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

    Person ID I251  Bass16B Ephraim Bass of North Carolina
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2022 

    Family Jessie James Bass,   b. 9 Nov 1907, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1993, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Earl Bass,   b. 13 Oct 1938   d. 16 Mar 2022 (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2022