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Find-a-Grave Obituary
Joe Carl Bass
Mr. Joe Carl Bass, 89, of LaPorte, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Golden Living Center Fountainview in LaPorte.
He was born March 23, 1923, in Greenback, TN, to Homer and Sarah (Hembree) Bass.
Joe worked as an electrician for Local 760 of Tennessee. He was a two-time Past Master of Masonic Lodge of Kingsbury 222. Joe was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during World War II.
On Oct. 5, 1998, in LaPorte, he married Gladys (Callender) Bass, who survives.
He is also survived by two sons, Harold (Cindy) Bass of LaPorte and Darold Bass of Columbus, IN; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ernestine Robbinson and Johnie Schbert, both of Richmond, IN.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Gary Bass; two sisters, Lola Wright and Mary; and three brothers, Otto, Creed and Homer Bass.
The family received friends at Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, on Thursday, Jan. 3, from 3 to 6 p.m. A life celebration was held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Jo Ellyn Chadwick officiating. Interment was held at Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Maryville, TN, at a later date.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1923 - 2012 (89 years)