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Doris Gail Bass
February 17, 1957 ? September 22, 2026
Doris Gail Bass of The Woodlands, Texas passed away peacefully, at her home, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. She was born in Raceland, Louisiana on February 17, 1957 to her parents, Jerry and Dessie Burson.
Doris accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at seven years of age. She grew up in Southeast Louisiana, primarily, in the town of Houma, Louisiana. Doris had a happy childhood and was an excellent student graduating as salutatorian of her high school senior class in Moss Bluff, Louisiana. Continuing her education, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from?? McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Doris met her future husband Tim at First Baptist Church in Moss Bluff, Louisiana where both their families were members. Doris and Tim fell in love in their early college years and married on June 10, 1977 at First Baptist Church Moss Bluff.
Following graduation they moved to Houston, Texas where Doris worked in the energy business. She worked for many years as an accountant for Houston Pipeline Company and Enron Corporation. Doris finished her professional career at Lyondell Chemical Company.
They moved to Gainesville, Florida in the early 1990?s where she worked at her church as the church treasurer. They moved to Victoria, Texas for a year and finally returned to the Houston area, living in The Woodlands, Texas.
Doris was a member of Mims Baptist Church for 26 years. She served as a deacon?s wife to Tim and sang in the worship ministry, as a faithful choir member, for several years.
Doris had a lifelong passion for southern gospel music attending well over 1,000 concerts during her life. Through her teenage years her favorite group was The Oak Ridge Boys and her family traveled frequently to gospel concerts in the region to see them as well as other gospel favorites. Throughout her adult life Doris loved going to gospel singings and her favorite group was Gold City. Doris also loved to travel and always centered her travel around gospel music.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years Timothy (Tim) Bass; her mother Dessie Burson, her sister Julie Kimberly and husband Jeff; sisters-in-law Abby Masterson, Vicky Bass, Sandra Jones and husband Kevin; nephews Chris Masterson, Logan Jones and Dylan Jones; nieces Dawn Landry and husband Mike, Dayna Kimberly, Melody Penry and husband Steven.
She was preceded in death by her father Jerry Burson and her nephew Jeff Anderson.
Doris will be remembered for her sweet peaceful spirit and her beautiful smile. She loved her family, she loved her many friends in gospel music, she loved her church family and she loved Tim. But most of all she loves Jesus.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1957 - 2026 (69 years)