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Bass and his wife, the former Anita Seay (May 3, 1919 &ndash; February 27, 2001), a native of Briscoe County, Texas, married in 1942 in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. After his death, Mrs. Bass maintained the family's involvement in Lubbock civic and community affairs. Bass died of an apparent [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] after working out with a son at the Lubbock [[Young Men's Christian Association]] gymnasium.<ref name=baptpress/> Some six months earlier, he had completed his second two-year term as mayor. Mrs. Bass died twenty-two years later of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=abass/>

Bass and his wife, the former Anita Seay (May 3, 1919 &ndash; February 27, 2001), a native of Briscoe County, Texas, married in 1942 in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. After his death, Mrs. Bass maintained the family's involvement in Lubbock civic and community affairs. Bass died of an apparent [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] after working out with a son at the Lubbock [[Young Men's Christian Association]] gymnasium.<ref name=baptpress/> Some six months earlier, he had completed his second two-year term as mayor. Mrs. Bass died twenty-two years later of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name=abass/>

The Basses had three sons, Roy Byrn Bass, Jr. (born 1947), also a Lubbock attorney,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1929871_1|title=Bass, Roy Byrne, Jr.|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=January 5, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> David Dewey Bass (born 1949) of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and Mark Ivan Bass (born 1951), a Lubbock financial planner,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parentcaresolution.com/blog.asp?cat_id=34&id=99|title=What Wall Street, Boomers, and Parents could learn from Mark Bass|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=parentcareresolution.com|accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref> and five grandchildren. The couple is interred at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. The Basses were charter members of the Second [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Lubbock. Mrs. Bass was one of the first women to sit on the executive committee of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. She also was a founding member of Second Baptist Church and was one of the first female deacons in the convention.<ref name=abass/> Bass himself was also a Second Baptist deacon.<ref name=baptpress/>​

The Basses had three sons, Roy Byrn Bass, Jr. (born 1947), also a Lubbock attorney,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pview.findlaw.com/view/1929871_1|title=Bass, Jr., Roy Byrne|publisher=pview.findlaw.com|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref> David Dewey Bass (born 1949) of [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and Mark Ivan Bass (born 1951), a Lubbock financial planner,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parentcaresolution.com/blog.asp?cat_id=34&id=99|title=What Wall Street, Boomers, and Parents could learn from Mark Bass|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=parentcareresolution.com|accessdate=January 6, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref> and five grandchildren. The couple is interred at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. The Basses were charter members of the Second [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Lubbock. Mrs. Bass was one of the first women to sit on the executive committee of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. She also was a founding member of Second Baptist Church and was one of the first female deacons in the convention.<ref name=abass/> Bass himself was also a Second Baptist deacon.<ref name=baptpress/>​

Anita Bass was vice president of the founding board of the South Plains Food Bank. She was cited for her long-term dedication to community service as the recipient of the George Mahon Award, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) and given by the group, Women in Communications. She was also active with the American Cancer Society, Lubbock Arts Festival, and Muscular Dystrophy Association.<ref name=abass/>​

Anita Bass was vice president of the founding board of the South Plains Food Bank. She was cited for her long-term dedication to community service as the recipient of the George Mahon Award, named for former [[U.S. Representative]] George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) and given by the group, Women in Communications. She was also active with the American Cancer Society, Lubbock Arts Festival, and Muscular Dystrophy Association.<ref name=abass/>​