Clarence (Sam) Bass
Date Died: September 23, 2005
PARADISE -- Clarence "Sam" Bass, 77, a retired quality assurance engineer, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Woodson Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Sam was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Jefferson and Daisy (Wolfe) Bass, 2 brothers Hollis Bass and Monroe Henderson, 2 sisters Claudine Wells and Loraine Proctor. Survivors: Wife of 56 years, Fran Bass of Paradise; daughters, Janice Andreyka and husband Joe of Gold Canyon, Arizona, Jacque Cooper and husband Rick of Paradise,and Julie Scott and husband Bob of Bend, Oregon; grandchildren, Joey, Tim, David, Noah, Sam, Hannah, Tayler and Kara; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Cleo Culbey and husband Dan of Arkansas.