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The Southside Messenger, June 17, 2010
Elizabeth Irby Bass, widow of Gordon Shakleton Bass, of Keysville died June 13, 2010 in a retirement home in Windsor, Virginia. Mrs. Bass had lived in Suffolk and then in Windsor since moving from Keysville seven years ago. Born February 8, 1912, she was the oldest daughter of Joseph Cabell and Ellie Johnson Irby of Blackstone. She was also predeceased by her only sister, Margaret Irby Andrews. She was a long-time member of the Order of the Eastern Star chapter in Keysville and a member of the Keysville United Methodist Church. She attended Blackstone College and then worked as the office manager of Williams Department Store in Blackstone. She later worked as secretary and bookkeeper for Hanmer Motor Company in Keysville. She is survived by her nieces, Susan Andrews Terry of Suffolk and Carolyn Bass Armentrout of Wytheville and a nephew, Tab Bass of Richmond.
A graveside service was held at Ash Camp Cemetery on June 15 by Reverend Coan Agee. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Keysville United Methodist Church or a charity of ones choice. The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Charlotte Gazette, Drakes Branch, Virginia, March 15, 1951
Mrs. Gordon Shackleton Bass
KEYSVILLE--Mrs. Gordon Shackleton Bass, 75, died Sunday at her home here. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Monday at her residence, with burial in Ash Camp Cemetery. Mrs. Bass had been a member of Drakes Branch Methodist Church for 47 years.
She is survived by five sons, R. Edward and Thomas A. Bass, both of Richmond; B. Carter Bass of Blacksburg; Joesph Jennings Bass of Charlotte, NC, and Gordon S. Bass of Keysville; a sister, Miss Karen Shackleton, of Norfolk; a brother Thomas Alfred Shackleton, also of Norfolk and five grandchildren.
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