I. N. BASS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 22, in the Monticello Baptist Churc for Isaac Newton Bass, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Z. McGuffee, where he had made his home for the past six months. Mr. Bass was the oldest white male citizen of this community, having passed his 86th birthday last June 27.
In the death of I. N. Bass, highly esteemed resident of Monticello, the county has lost one of its best loved citizens.
Mr. Bass moved to Monticello some 50 years ago and has until the past few years been very active in his church and civic life. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and as was his custom he had a favorite pew and rare indeed were the times when it was vacant. He was faithful to his church, his God, his family, and to the community. His friends were many and the place left vacant in the community by his death will be felt by thousands.
To have lived 86 years is an achievement but to devote the greater part of those years to the service of God and man is an achievement that his loved ones can point to with pride. His life was worth while and this is a better community because he has lived among us.
On June 19, 1943, Mr. and Mrs. Bass observed their 66th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Bass was before her marriage Miss Martha Odum of Covington county. They moved to Monticello on Dec. 6, 1896. Although a cripple, his leg having been amputated in 1882, Mr. Bass filled many places of importance as a thrifty and useful citizen and public official. He held the following public offices: Justice of the Peace from 1888 until 1896; treasurer of Lawrence County for four years; Circuit Clerk of the county for twelve continuous years until his retirement from political life in 1912. In earlier life he had taught school several years. Since 1912 he has had extensive farming interests. He has been in failing health several years, having been confined to bed for more than a year.
The funeral was held from the Monticello Baptist church of which he was the oldest member. Until old age and infirmities denied him his most cherished privilege, Mr. Bass rarely missed a service at his church. His faith in God was an inspiration.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Martha Bass, 84, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. Z. McGuffee, wife of the sheriff-elect for Lawrence county, Mrs. W. E. Driver, Monticello, Mrs. H. E. Wilson of New Orleans; two sons, O. H. Bass of Mobile, Ala., and H. L. Bass of Lake Village, Ark.; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was in charge of his pastor, Rev. D. O. Horne, assisted by Rev. T. M. Ainsworth, pastor of the Monticello Methodist Church, and Rev. Baker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Lake Village, Ark. where the older son, H. L. Bass, is a deacon.
Pall bearers were A. P. Smith, Jr., G. W. Williamson, Clifford Barnes, T. L. Jolly, M. P. Simmons, and T. C. McCullough.
Honorary pallbears were, O. M. Tynes, E. W. Clinton, E. B. Patterson, C. E. Gibson, E. S. Fairman, W. E. Selman, Jesse Bourn, Dr. J. W. Wilson and W. E. Cooper.
Published in The Lawrence County Press, Monticello, Mississippi, December 23, 1943
I. N. BASS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 22, in the Monticello Baptist Churc for Isaac Newton Bass, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Z. McGuffee, where he had made his home for the past six months. Mr. Bass was the oldest white male citizen of this community, having passed his 86th birthday last June 27.
In the death of I. N. Bass, highly esteemed resident of Monticello, the county has lost one of its best loved citizens.
Mr. Bass moved to Monticello some 50 years ago and has until the past few years been very active in his church and civic life. He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and as was his custom he had a favorite pew and rare indeed were the times when it was vacant. He was faithful to his church, his God, his family, and to the community. His friends were many and the place left vacant in the community by his death will be felt by thousands.
To have lived 86 years is an achievement but to devote the greater part of those years to the service of God and man is an achievement that his loved ones can point to with pride. His life was worth while and this is a better community because he has lived among us.
On June 19, 1943, Mr. and Mrs. Bass observed their 66th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Bass was before her marriage Miss Martha Odum of Covington county. They moved to Monticello on Dec. 6, 1896. Although a cripple, his leg having been amputated in 1882, Mr. Bass filled many places of importance as a thrifty and useful citizen and public official. He held the following public offices: Justice of the Peace from 1888 until 1896; treasurer of Lawrence County for four years; Circuit Clerk of the county for twelve continuous years until his retirement from political life in 1912. In earlier life he had taught school several years. Since 1912 he has had extensive farming interests. He has been in failing health several years, having been confined to bed for more than a year.
The funeral was held from the Monticello Baptist church of which he was the oldest member. Until old age and infirmities denied him his most cherished privilege, Mr. Bass rarely missed a service at his church. His faith in God was an inspiration.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Martha Bass, 84, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. Z. McGuffee, wife of the sheriff-elect for Lawrence county, Mrs. W. E. Driver, Monticello, Mrs. H. E. Wilson of New Orleans; two sons, O. H. Bass of Mobile, Ala., and H. L. Bass of Lake Village, Ark.; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was in charge of his pastor, Rev. D. O. Horne, assisted by Rev. T. M. Ainsworth, pastor of the Monticello Methodist Church, and Rev. Baker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Lake Village, Ark. where the older son, H. L. Bass, is a deacon.
Pall bearers were A. P. Smith, Jr., G. W. Williamson, Clifford Barnes, T. L. Jolly, M. P. Simmons, and T. C. McCullough.
Honorary pallbears were, O. M. Tynes, E. W. Clinton, E. B. Patterson, C. E. Gibson, E. S. Fairman, W. E. Selman, Jesse Bourn, Dr. J. W. Wilson and W. E. Cooper.
Published in The Lawrence County Press, Monticello, Mississippi, December 23, 1943
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