Lottie Delores Bass' Obituary
Lottie Delores (Tipping) Bass, of Columbus, KS died 9:11 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023 at the Medicalodge Nursing Home surrounded by family. Her transition was gentle, peaceful, and beautiful. She had hoped to live to age 90, and she met this goal on Easter Sunday this year.
Lottie was born April 9, 1933 in Stark, KS, the daughter of John Henry and Minerva Elizabeth (Hoffman) Tipping. Lottie was a graduate of Erie High School in 1952. On August 28, 1955, Lottie married Mason Bass Jr. at the First Christian Church in Erie, KS; he preceded her in death on July 7, 2018.
Lottie started her work career as a waitress at the Bluebird Café in Erie, where she met Mason, the love of her life. She then worked as a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. While there, she distinguished herself as one of the Erie girls, who never missed a day of work. Note she safeguarded this certificate for the next 70 years. Later she took a position working as a bookkeeper alongside her husband, Mason, for Union L.P. Gas when they moved to Columbus in 1966. She then took her last position as a housekeeper for 23 years at Maude Norton Hospital in Columbus.
Lottie lost both of her parents when she was still a teenager, and throughout her life her priority was always building and supporting her family. She was an accomplished seamstress, and created many Easter, cheerleading, and wedding dresses over the years. Lottie loved living and raising her six kids in the Columbus community. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Pink Ladies Auxiliary, and a member and officer at state and local levels of the VFW Auxiliary. She served on the Columbus City Council for Ward 5 from 1986 to 1992. Lottie’s other interests included shopping for shoes (her happy place), talking on the phone with her friends and family, attending her grandchildren’s events, and cheering for the Chiefs and the OU Sooners. She hated to miss her shows, Wheel of Fortune and Days of Our Lives.
Survivors include her six children Randall Bass of Columbus, Shirley Bass Redd (and Frank Riley) of Columbus, Sharon Bass Carpino of Columbus, Phyllis Bass Kelly (and Doug) of Lee’s Summit, MO, Phillip Bass (and Cindy) of Columbus, and Loretta Bass (and John Kmetz) of Norman, OK. Surviving grandchildren include John Paul Redd (and Simon Moeller), Robbie and Madeline Carpino, Amanda Treiber (and Darin), Julie Killebrew (and Christopher), Emily Popejoy (and Noah), Mason Bass, Cordell Bass, Augustus Kmetz, Avery Bass, Elliott Kmetz, Blaine Kelly, and Anna Kelly; great-grandchildren include Kaydence and Kylen Killebrew, Ava, Kolt, and Sophie Treiber, Cali and Cami Carpino, and Brooks Popejoy. She is also survived by many dear nieces and nephews.
Lottie was preceded in death by her beloved husband Mason, sisters Amy Madl and Margaret Cobaugh, brothers John Tipping and Dwight Tipping, son-in-law Eric Ewing, and grandson Phillip Ian Bass.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Columbus, KS with Pastor Andy Peterman officiating. Burial will follow at the Walnut Cemetery in Walnut, KS. Family will receive friends from 6 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Columbus, KS; friends may call after 3:00 p.m. on Friday. In lieu of flowers the family asks expressions of sympathy to be in the form of memorials to the First Christian Church. Friends may drop off or mail memorials to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 611 S. East Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Arrangements and services are under the direction of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Columbus, KS. The family will be congregating at the Bass residence after the Visitation on Friday and throughout the weekend.
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