Elmer "Dale" Bass
May 29, 1944 — March 24, 2015
SSG (Ret.) Elmer "Dale" Bass, 70, of Columbus, GA, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Columbus Hospice House.
Funeral Services will be held 12:00 Noon, Friday, March 27, 2015 at McMullen Funeral Home chapel, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907 with Rev. Edward Kvietkus, Jr. An interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Ft. Benning Main Post Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00-7:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Bass was born May 29, 1944 in Rogersville, TN, son of the late Robert E. Bass and Barbara L. Williams Bass. He lived in Columbus since 1975 and retired from Civil Service as a Commissary Warehouse Manager and also worked at AAFES. Mr. Bass was a Baptist by faith and later became a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church with his family.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen U. Warnecke Bass, daughter, Kathy Ann Bass, and brother, Robert Lee Bass.
Survivors include his daughters, Brenda Bass Giefing of Columbus, GA and Patricia "Patty" Chappel of Columbus, GA; brother, Larry N. Bass (Sandra) of Rogersville, TN; grandsons, John Dale Giefing, Shawn Giefing, Tyler Chappel, Thomas Chappel, and Patrick Chappel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Columbus Hospice House, 7020 Moon Road Columbus, GA 31907.
3874 Gentian Blvd Post Office Box 7907
Columbus, GA, 31908
3874 Gentian Blvd Post Office Box 7907
Columbus, GA, 31908
Funeral Services will be held 12:00 Noon, Friday, March 27, 2015 at McMullen Funeral Home chapel, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907 with Rev. Edward Kvietkus, Jr. An interment will follow at 2:00 PM at Ft. Benning Main Post Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00-7:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Bass was born May 29, 1944 in Rogersville, TN, son of the late Robert E. Bass and Barbara L. Williams Bass. He lived in Columbus since 1975 and retired from Civil Service as a Commissary Warehouse Manager and also worked at AAFES. Mr. Bass was a Baptist by faith and later became a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church with his family.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen U. Warnecke Bass, daughter, Kathy Ann Bass, and brother, Robert Lee Bass.
Survivors include his daughters, Brenda Bass Giefing of Columbus, GA and Patricia "Patty" Chappel of Columbus, GA; brother, Larry N. Bass (Sandra) of Rogersville, TN; grandsons, John Dale Giefing, Shawn Giefing, Tyler Chappel, Thomas Chappel, and Patrick Chappel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Columbus Hospice House, 7020 Moon Road Columbus, GA 31907.
Visitation
MAR 26. 5:00 AM - 7:00 PM (EDT)
McMullen Funeral Home3874 Gentian Blvd Post Office Box 7907
Columbus, GA, 31908
Service
MAR 27. 12:00 PM (EDT)
McMullen Funeral Home3874 Gentian Blvd Post Office Box 7907
Columbus, GA, 31908
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