Fred Eugene Bass

1924 - 2013  (88 years)

• Name	Fred Eugene Bass
  Birth	17 Sep 1924	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jun 2013	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
  Burial	Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
  Notes	Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Georgia, June 16, 2013 Fred Eugene Bass September 17, 1924 ? June 13, 2013 Fred Eugene Bass, of Smiths Station, AL passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Columbus Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm EST, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Philadelphia Baptist Church with Reverend Skip Speed officiating. Interment will follow the service at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EST at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, AL. Mr. Bass was born September 17, 1924 in Nashville, GA to the late George Manuel Bass and Leila Lee Caldwell Bass. Mr. Bass proudly served in the Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence during the Pacific Campaign in World War II and retired from the Army after serving during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He worked at Wells Dairy and later retired from Tom's Foods as a National Accounts Coordinator. He was a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church. He loved playing golf, fishing, University of Alabama football and spending time with his family. Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife, Ann Laura Pitts Bass; a son, Jerry Bass; three brothers, Charlie Bass, Jimmy Bass and Tommie Bass; several half sisters and brothers. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Bass Simons and husband Steven of Smiths Station; three sons, Fred Eugene "Geno" Bass, Jr. and wife Donna of Gauthier, MS, Randy Lee Bass and wife Sharon, her sons Tyler and Josh, Gregory Bass and wife Lori, all of Smiths Station; sister, Ruby Bass Alexander; grandchildren, Joleasa Laughlin and husband Michael, and Hunter Matthews, all of Smiths Station, Jarrett Bass and Jennifer Rondy, both of Gauthier, MS; great grandchildren, Jason, Jakob and Dylan Laughlin, Kyle Rondy, Rayleigh Bass , and J.J. Bass; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family; and long-time friends, Randy Wilson and Bob Raker.
  Person ID	I303	Bass16B Ephraim Bass of North Carolina
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	George Manuel Bass,   b. 17 Nov 1860, Georgia d. 7 Apr 1929, Berrien County, Georgia (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Leila Minnie Caldwell,   b. 1 Jun 1882, Georgia d. 6 Jan 1929, Berrien County, Georgia (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Laura,   b. 19 Sep 1934   d. 29 Apr 2012 (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Fred Eugene Bass, Jr.
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2023