Willie Bass Cemetery

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This page last updated on June 19, 2007

Location: 6820 Helena-Moriah Road
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to Timberlake to left on Helena-Moriah Road (SR 1715). Cemetery is on right.
Access: This cemetery is deep on private property. Please obtain permission from family before visiting this cemetery.
Survey: June 2007 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 15 43.9N 078 50 47.4W
Notes: This is an African American/Native American cemetery.

Graves

D (double stone)
1. Vester G (Gales) DAYE / Sept 30, 1901 / May 14, 1988 / Love / (fs) Mother
2. Norman DAYE / Aug 30, 1903 / Dec 26, 1967 Love / (fs) Father

3. Maisy D RUSS / Jan 26, 1913 / Feb 25, 1965 / (fs) Mother

4. Mrs Ida Mae ROGERS 1905-1979 / (temporary marker Scarborough & Hargett)

5. Justice BASS / Apr 1940-Aug 1940 / (temporary marker)

6. Buck BASS / North Carolina / PVT 827 Co TRANS CORPS / WW2 / May 21, 1893-Jan 31, 1969 /

7. Mrs Mimmie / Day BASS / 1901-1972 / (temporary marker)

8. Nemiah BASS / 1931-2002 / (temporary marker)

9. Edgar DAY / Mar 11, 1864 / Jun 3, 1926 /

10. Ada Stewart / wife of / Edgar DAY / Born Dec 11, 1874 / Married / Nov 14, 1889 / Died Jan 1, 1923 / Aged 48 Yrs 21 Days / Just when we learned / to love her most / God called her back / to heaven / (fs) ASD /

BASS (family stone) / Gone but not forgotten /
11. Rosa D BASS / Sept 15, 1893 / Dec 24, 1922 /
12. Willie BASS / Sept 7, 1886 / Aug 10, 1948 /
13. Corinna D BASS / Dec 29, 1895 / Jan 8, 1972 /

14. Gattis BASS / PFC US Army / Korea / Mar 5, 1928-Jul 25, 1990 /

15. Alice Mae BASS / 1948-2003 / (temporary marker)

16. BASS / Mother / Hallie Lee H / Apr 24, 1916 / Aug 16, 1990 / (fs) HB

17. Pauline B HICKS / Sept 9, 1929 / Feb 23, 1991 / At rest /

18. Miss Corine BASS / 1932-1983 / (temporary marker Scarborough&Hargett)

19. Thadas BASS / North Carolina SMI US Navy / WW2 / Nov 20, 1924 / May 6, 1973 /

20. Gladys BASS / Jun 19, 1926 / Dec 13, 1979 / Always remembered /

21. Thy kingdom come / Keston BASS Sr / Jun 16, 1917 / Sept 29, 1962

22. Joiclin D JONES / Feb 11, 2006 / Our angel / We love you / (also temporary marker Hester, Whitted & Daye) Joiclin D JONES / 2006-2006 /

23. 1971-2000 / This garden is in loving / memory of / Kirk W HARRIS / son , brother, grandson, husband, father, friend, gymnist & officer / Nephew Your family Cousin / (also temporary marker ) Kirk Harris / 1971-2000 /

BASS (double stone) / In memory /
24. Elvin / Sept 3, 1915 / Dec 28, 2004
25. Beatrice Hawley / Dec 7, 1919 / Sept 23, 2005

26. Edith / Bass / BUFFALO / LT COL / US Air Force / Vietnam / Mar 16, 1948 / Mar 14, 2001 /

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