Lafay Kidman Bass

LAFAY KIDMAN BASS

Spanish Fork, Utah-LaFay Kidman Bass, 79, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2001.

LaFay was born June 23, 1921, in Collinston, Utah, to Charles William Kidman Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Bunderson. She attended school at Collinston Elementary, Lincoln Elementary in Brigham City and Box Elder High School in Brigham City and graduated from Bear River High School in 1940. She played the tuba in both of her high school bands. She married Fay Monroe (Ben) Bass on May 24, 1941 in Farmington, Utah. Her husband served 22 years in the United States Air Force and passed away on July 31, 1993. They lived in Utah, Washington, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Massachusetts Greenland, Iceland, England. Walked away from three airplane crashes. She was a devoted wife, mother and loved her family very much.
LaFay was a Weblos Den Mother with the Cub Scouts and her husband a Pack Leader with the Cub Scouts.

She was a member of the LDS Church and held the following positions; Primary and M.I.A. Teacher, Speech and Drama Director, Sunday School Teacher (11-12 year olds) for 15 years, Choir President, Relief Society Education Leader. She and her husband were caretakers at The Camp Augusta-Camp Fire Girls in Nevada City, California from 1963 to 1979. LaFay worked as a sale clerk for a department store, office worker, retired account clerk for Nevada County, California in 1977. She supported her son on his Mission in Scotland.

LaFay is survived by her son Donald C. Bass, Spanish Fork; five grandchildren( two served LDS Missions) and 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Jull (Vernon) Cooper, Sylmar, CA; Nola Ewer, Ogden, Utah; Dorothy (Jack) McIntire, Fruita, CO; one brother, Charles Kidman, Delano, CA.

LaFay was preceded in death by her husband, parents and two granddaughters.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
April 20, 2001
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceSunset 7th Ward
2500 West 2400 North
Sunset, UT 84015
April 21, 2001
11:00 AM
CemeteryClinton City Cemetery
750 West 800 North
Clinton, UT 84015
April 21, 2001