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- 1940 Federal Census of Spring Hill, Lee County, South Carolina (April 22, 1940)
William Bass - 46 - Male - Lugoff, South Carolina - Farmer Owner
Lula - 42 - Female - Lugoff, South Carolina - Wife
Bennie - 17 - Male - Lugoff, South Carolina - Son - Helper on Farm
Mary - 16 - Female - Lugoff, South Carolina - Daughter
Ruth - 13 - Female - Lugoff, South Carolina - Daughter
Clyde - 10 - Male - Lugoff, South Carolina - Son
Fred - 7 - Male - Lugoff, South Carolina - Son
Betty - 3 - Female - South Carolina - Daughter
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Betty Bass Bledsoe
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September 22, 1936 - August 21, 2018
Betty Bass Bledsoe, 81, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed into the arms of Jesus and her beloved husband on August 21, 2018. She passed away surrounded by family.
She was born on September 22, 1936 in Lugoff, South Carolina to the late Lula Ray Bass and William Bass. Betty married her handsome marine, Bobby L. Bledsoe of Andalusia, Alabama on August 26, 1956 in Winnsboro, South Carolina. She graduated from Mt. Zion High in Winnsboro, South Carolina. After marrying Bob Bledsoe, she remained in Winnsboro for several years. They had one child, a daughter, Pamela Darlene Bledsoe. They moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in 1962. Betty was a devoted mom and wife and loved to fish with her family. In 1977, they moved to Niceville, Florida after the birth of their first grandchild. She developed many lifelong friendships there and loved her church, Rocky Bayou Baptist Church and then Rosemont Baptist Church of Niceville, Florida. Betty worked for over 20 years with Allstate Insurance Company. She would remain there with her husband till 2014, when he passed away. Betty then moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas to be with her daughter till her passing. She always loved church, listening to gospel music for hours, cooking and most of all, her family. Betty adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Bobby L. Bledsoe; her parents, William and Lula Bass; her sisters, Mary Brown, Ruth Dove, Marie Gladden, Maude Gladden, Annie Bell Gardner and her brothers, Bennie Bass, Clyde Bass and Fred Bass. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Grover (Brian) of Arkansas; her grandchildren, Bobby Orr of Arkansas, Kristi Elsberry (Brandon) of Richlands, North Carolina and Shawn Orr (Dawn) of Gassville, Arkansas and five great-grandchildren, Connor and Emma Elsberry of Richlands, North Carolina and Zackary, Kadence and Noah Orr of Gassville, Arkansas.
Her memorial service will be held at a later date. Anyone that wants to remember her life and her struggle could make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1936 - 2018 (81 years)