MELVA DARDEN BASS
Sept. 1, 1931-June 22, 2016
Melva Ree Darden Bass, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Melva was born in Sampson County Sept. 1, 1931, to the late Egbert Gerald Darden and Veach Elizabeth King Darden. She was married to the late Hubert Joe "Pete" Bass.
Melva was Goldsboro's first female police officer, and proudly served her community for 26 years.
Melva loved Westwood United Methodist Church, and was a dedicated and faithful servant her entire life. Her warmth, generosity and Christian spirit were well known and cherished by those she encountered throughout her life.
A service celebrating Melva's life will be held Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Interment will be Friday, June 24, 2016, at 10 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday following the service at Seymour Funeral Home.
Melva is survived by her daughters, Janet Bass Woodard and husband, Rex, of Bentonville and Darlene Bass Newsome of Alabama; son, Gary Wayne Bass of Winterville; grandchildren, Chris Woodard, Amy Dover and husband, Jim, Beth Newsome, Megan Newell and husband, Timmy, and Will Newsome; and great-grandchildren, Hunter Newell, Ryder Newell, Nathan Dover and Noah Dover.
She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Harold Bass and wife, Hazel, of Wilkesboro, and special aunt, Edna Beasley and husband, Roy, and their son, Tony.
Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Westwood United Methodist Church, 130 Short St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27530.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on June 23, 2016 1:48 PM