May 27, 1921 - May 1, 2003
Age: 81
Westport, Indiana
Date of Death:
Thursday, May 1, 2003 at 1:52 a.m.
Place of Death: St. Vincent Hospital at Indianapolis
Date of Birth: May 27, 1921
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado
Date of Funeral:
Monday, May 5, 2003 at 1:30 p.m.
Place:
Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Sunday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m.
Place of Burial: South Park Cemetery at
Greensburg
Officiating: Rev. Robert Campbell and Rev. Colleen Lucas
Parents:
George A. and Gertrude (Emerick) Bass
History:
Education: He graduated from New Point High School and Indiana College of Mortuary Science.
Military Service: He was a Veteran of WW2 having served overseas with the US Army.
Occupation: Mr. Bass has been a
licensed funeral director since 1958.
He and his wife Mary, owned and operated the Bass Funeral
Home
in Westport, until January 1985.
Memberships: Westport United
Methodist Church
Westport Masonic Lodge F. & A.M. # 52
IOOF Lodge #681 of Westport
American Legion Post # 129 of Greensburg
Veterans of Foreign Wars # 5584 of Greensburg
Former member and Past President of the Westport Kiwanis
Former member of the Westport Town Council
1st Marriage: Mabel Ford who preceded him in death.
2nd Marriage: Mary Louise Nieman
Place:
Greensburg, Indiana
Date:
August 19, 1950
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Mary Louise Bass - Westport,
Indiana
2 Sons - Kenneth R. Bass -
Greensburg, Indiana
Larry D. Bass - Indianapolis, Indiana
2 Daughters - Mrs. (David) Norma J.
Smith - Carmel, Indiana
Mrs. (James) Marcia Henry - Carmel, Indiana
7 Grandchildren
5 Step Grandchildren
1 Great Grandson
Preceded in death by: Parents
1st Wife – Mabel Ford
Bass
2 Sisters
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or
the American Cancer Society through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.