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- Topeka Capital-Journal, Kansas, Thursday, June 18, 1992
Raymond D. Bass
Raymond D. Bass, 80, Topeka, died Wednesday, June 17, 1992, at a Topeka hospital.
Mr. Bass was a plumber 46 years before he retired in 1980. He had worked for William Bass Plumbing and through Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local No. 165.
He was born May 7, 1912, in Topeka, the son of William and Ellen Douglas Bass.
Mr. Bass was a member of West Side Christian Church and was a deacon and trustee at the church. He was a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union No. 165, active in Boy Scouts of America, a registered scouter for 30 years and a scoutmaster of Troop 29 for 15 years. He had received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award given in scouting, the Vigil Honor and was a member of the Order of the Arrow.
He was married to Marybelle Draper on Oct. 11, 1940, in Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Douglas Bass and Dennis Bass, both of Topeka; a sister, Mildred Southerland, Topeka; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in West Side Christian Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Bass will lie in state after noon today at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to West Side Christian Church, 432 S.W. Lindenwood, 66606.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1912 - 1992 (80 years)