Betty Elvina Burgess Bass

Betty Elvina Burgess Bass, age 68, of Taylorsville passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Iredell Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1949, the daughter of the late James and Mildred Blankenship Burgess. Betty was of the Baptist faith and worked in the food service industry. She loved her family and will greatly be missed. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband David Amaday Bass, Sr; son David Amaday Bass, Jr.; sisters Wanda Burgess Hughes & Deborah Yvonne Alspaugh White.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son James Bass & wife Synda and grandson Sabastian Bass of Davenport, FL; brother Rayford Burgess of Hamlet, NC; sisters Mary Elizabeth Poole of Moravian Falls & Shelby Jean Malcolm of Mooresville; along with her niece Carolita Myers and children India & Kalem; and great-great nieces Dakkota & Maddison, who she took care of just like her own; and a number of cousins and other nieces and nephews.

A private memorial service to celebrate her life was held by the family. Memorials may be sent to Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Food Bank at 116 Patterson Rd, Hiddenite, NC 28636.