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- Midland Reporter-Telegram, Texas, Monday, November 20, 2017
Claude Olvis Bass
Claude Olvis Bass, 81, of Midland passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017. The family will be accepting guests at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home on Monday, November 20, 2017, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Funeral services will be at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Chapel on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 10:00am. Claude was born on May 29, 1936 in Newsome, Texas to Ophelia and Joseph Bass. He lived in Texas most of his life with the exception of three years in California during his childhood. He moved to Andrews, Texas as a young teenager and graduated from Andrews High School. He married Alice Marie Rogers in December, 1956. Claude and Alice along with their three daughters moved to Midland in 1964. Claude was a partner in several businesses during his life - West Texas Bandag, Big Three Tire Company, and Fisherman's Headquarters. He retired in 2001. Although he loved fishing most of his life, it became his passion in his later years. He loved to be out on the lake fishing. Claude and Alice were members for several years in the High Sky Bass club. He taught his grandchildren to fish. They loved to have family and friends over for fish fries. Claude enjoyed bowling, playing cards with his family and friends, playing and watching golf, and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. Claude loved to dance, his favorite being the waltz. He took his granddaughter Kristy to the Girl Scout father-daughter dance for ten years. Claude is survived by his wife of sixty years Alice Bass, daughters Karen Clark, Lisa Hagelstein and husband Richard, Angela Taylor and husband David. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Jessica and Miguel Cardenas, Brad and Josette Clark, Brian Clark, Kristy Taylor, eight great grandchildren, four brothers and one sister. Claude is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Bass and Ophelia Gross, and son-in-law Michael Clark. The family would like to express their gratitude towards Home Hospice (especially his nurse Crystal Kincaid and Chaplain Skip Hedgpeth), the doctors and nurses at Texas Oncology, friends and family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Home Hospice, 200 W. Illinois, Suite 190, Midland, Texas 79701. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home and Crematory of Midland. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com.
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