James Lavan Bass

1913 - 1993  (80 years)

• Name	James Lavan Bass  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	20 May 1913	Arcadia, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1993	Ellenton, Manatee, Florida, USA   [6]
  Death	27 Jun 1993	Monroe, Florida, USA   [4, 6, 10, 12]
  Person ID	I1872	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	George Austin Bass,   b. 23 Sep 1886, Sarasota, Manatee, Florida, USA d. 16 May 1953, Boca Grande, Lee, Florida, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Annie Pearl Sullivan,   b. 21 Apr 1890, Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, USA d. 11 Dec 1969, De Soto, Florida, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys L Cassidy,   b. 2 Aug 1921, Sanford, Seminole, Florida, USA d. 15 Dec 2013 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1938	Seminole, Florida, USA   [3, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1913 - Arcadia, Florida, USA Marriage - 7 Apr 1938 - Seminole, Florida, USA Burial - 1993 - Ellenton, Manatee, Florida, USA Death - 27 Jun 1993 - Monroe, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  James Lavan "Van" Bass, Headstone Find a Grave Memorial ID 37837001. Photo added by W. Wilkins

  
  

• Sources

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