Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Bass, Ruben 238186

Birth: 10/23/1904 Death: 09/07/1976 Marriage: 12/25/1934

Cemetery: Reeds Chapel B (NOT PLOTTED)

Record Source: Texas Death Certificate, The Paris News

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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/17/2025)

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THE PARIS NEWS, September 10, 1976: Ruben Bass of 1119 - 3rd NE died Tuesday at his home after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at St. Marks's United Methodist Church at Powderly with the Rev. Roscoe Nunnely officiating. Burial will be in the Reed's Chapel Cemetery at Powderly under the direction of Maxey Funeral Home. Mr. Bass was born October 23, 1904, in Lamar County, a son of Walter and Cora (Dangerfield) Bass. He was a long time employe[e] of the Holiday Inn. He was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and of the Foster White Lodge 129 F&AM of Arthur City. He is survived by his wife, Christina Bass, of the home; three sons, Robert Bass of Houston, Charles Ray Bass of San Francisco, Calif. and Clifford Earl Allen a foster son of the United States Navy, stationed in San Diego, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Webb of Arthur City and Mrs. Betty Johnson of Dallas; six brothers Bennie Bass of Powderly, Rural Bass of Washington, D.C., Buford Bass of Paris, Walter Bass Jr. of Stockton, Calif., York Bass of Lorenzo and Jack Bass of Wichita Falls; four sister, Mrs. Lizzie Brown and Miss Virginia Bass, both of Paris, Mrs. Rozella Ellis of Arthur City and Mrs. Channie Mae Ellis of Fulbright; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
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Name: Ruben Bass
Death Date: 07 Sep 1976
Death Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Race: Negro
Death Age: 71 years
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1904
Birthplace: Lamar County Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Walter Bass
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Cora Dangerfield
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Retired - Holiday Inn
Place of Residence: Lamar County, Texas
Cemetery: Reeds Chapel Cemetery
Burial Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas
Digital Film Number: 4005493
Image Number: 01576
Reference Number: 77838
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976

Burial Date: 11 Sep 1976
Informant: Christine Bass
Film Number: 2243981

Information from Thelma Dangerfield, msty@att.net, 12 Apr 2013: Parents were Walter & Cora Dangerfield Bass Sr. He married Christine Reed. He had two sons, Charles & Robert Lee Bass. Prior to marriage he had two daughters, Betty Jo & Dorothy Mae. He was retired from Holiday Inn.

THE PARIS NEWS, December 16, 1934: "Marriage Licenses. Ruben Bass and Christine Washington."

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