Mary Jo Bass
( September 04, 1928 – July 20, 2022 )
Mary Jo (Pillot) Bass, AGE 93, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Clayton, New Mexico.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Central Time on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Felt Baptist Church in Felt, Oklahoma with Rev. Billy Rammage officiating. Burial will follow in the Bertrand Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico.
Mary Jo (Pillot) Bass was born on September 4, 1928, in Panhandle, Texas the third daughter of Henry Osborne Pillot and Emma S. (Jasper) Pillot. She helped her dad Henry in the Black Smith Shop for several years in Felt. Mary Jo took painting lessons, and her passion was painting the Christmas cards that she sent out to all of her friends. She enjoyed playing cards with the ladies. Mary Jo worked as a rural mail carrier in Cimarron County for most of her life. Mary Jo married Leroy Jackson Bass on September 24, 1949, in Clayton, New Mexico and he preceded her in death on March 2, 2016. In addition to her husband and parents, Mary Jo was preceded in death by 3 sisters, Lois Peters, Faye French, and Velma (Bobbie) Bass, a granddaughter, Kayce Jo Bass, a great-grandson, Zack Deetz, and a great-great-granddaughter, Leighton Stapleton.
SURVIVORS:
1 DAUGHTER: Nona Whitney and her husband Bruce of Felt, Oklahoma.
2 SONS: Jim Bass and his wife Verlene and Danny Bass and his wife Mendy all of Felt, Oklahoma.
10 Grandchildren: Jason Bass and his wife Missy, Jered Bass and his wife Leona, Coy Whitney and his wife Stephanie, Tad Whitney and his wife Jena, Jesse Bass and his wife Emily, Joshua Bass, Chell Price and her husband Chris, Sara Proffitt and her husband Chad, Amy Deetz and her husband Eric and Kayla Wiley and her husband Jimmy.
30 Great-Grandchildren and 12 Great-Great-Grandchildren.
MEMORIALS: The family asks that memorials be made in Mary Jo’s memory to the Felt Senior Citizens Center, PO Box 234, Felt, Oklahoma 73937.
