Berthold (Bert) Gass Obituary (2009)

NAME: Berthold "Bert" Gass AGE: 84 RESIDENCE: Bibles Chapel Community formerly of the West Pines community PLACE OF DEATH: Life Care Center of Greeneville DATE OF DEATH: Sunday, May 31, 2009 TIME AND DATE OF FUNERAL: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm PLACE OF FUNERAL: Jeffers Funeral Chapel INTERMENT: Graveside Service Wednesday at 10:30 am in Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery MINISTERS: Rev. Richard Long and Rev. Rex Brown SURVIVORS: Wife of 63 years: Frances "Tootsie" Gass; Son & Daughter in Law: Gary & Virginia Gass of the Bibles Chapel community; Granddaughters & their spouses: Stephanie & Brett Parman, Whitney & Scot Watson, and Heather & Anthony Bailey; Great Grandchildren: Hunter Parman, Kaitlyn Parman, Taylor Bailey, Aiden Bailey; Sister in Law & Brother in Law: Mildred & Bert Thornburg, Martha & Oscar Harkleroad; Many special friends and neighbors PRECEEDED IN DEATH: Parents: Frank & Elsie Gass; Son: David Larry Gass PALLBEARERS: Bill Turnmire, Russell Ooten, Steve Thornburg, Phil Carter, George Saylor, Ray English, Stan Southerland, Cecil Crum HONORARY PALLBEARERS: CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Member of Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 66 years where he was a Deacon for over 50 years, he was the treasurer and caretaker of Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery for 34 years. After moving to Midway he attended Brown Springs Baptist Church faithfully as long as his health permitted. OCCUPATION: he was a farmer and was a bus driver for Greene Coach Tours, Trailways, and Greene County Schools MEMORIALS: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association C/O George Middleton, 500 Jearoldstown Road, Chuckey, TN 37641 REMARKS: Special thanks to Katherine Myers and the entire staff of Life Center of Greeneville for their loving care of our loved one. Family will receive friends from Tuesday 1-3 & 4-7 at Jeffers Funeral and Cremation Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.jeffersmortuary.com To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Berthold (Bert) Gass, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. print Print Obituary