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Eli Clinton Bass

Male 1891 - 1963  (72 years)

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  • Name Eli Clinton Bass 
    Birth 11 Oct 1891  Manning Township, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Nov 1963  Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Rocky Mount Telegram, North Carolina, Sunday, 10 November 1963
      Eli Clinton Bass

      Eli Clinton Bass, 72, died suddenly at his home, 1116 Sunset Avenue, from a heart attack Saturday morning. He was born in Nash County, October 11, 1891, son of the late William and Lucy Manning bass. He was a member of the Momeyer Baptist Church, was a resident of Rocky Mount for Approximately 22 years, and was a retired carpenter.
      Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Martha Aquill Bass of the home; two daughters, Mrs. R.H. Edward and Mrs. N.J. Puckett, both of Rocky Mount; one son, James C. Bass of Rocky Mount; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. D. B Matthews and Mrs. W.E. Matthews, both of Route 2, Nashville, and Mrs. B. H. Matthews of Spring Hope; three brothers, Louis of Route 2, Nashville, G.D. and Joseph, both of Spring Hop0e.
      Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home by the Rev. W.D. Hamrick, pastor of the Falls Road Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville.
      Friends may call at the home, 1116 Sunset Avenue.
    Person ID I55093  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2025 

    Father William Asbury Bass,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Manning, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1921, Nashville, Nash County, North Carolian Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Lucy Anna Manning,   b. 1867   d. 1954 (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F18933  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Aquill Manning,   b. 1895   d. 1975 (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Daisy Lee Bass,   b. 1917   d. 1995 (Age 78 years)
     2. Maggie Mae Bass,   b. 1919   d. 2004 (Age 85 years)
     3. James Clinton Bass,   b. 9 Feb 1925, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1997, Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F18935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022