Clara Joyce Smith Bass Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on October 11, 2025, at the age of 85, Clara Joyce Smith Bass of Lumberton, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Atlas Wade Smith and Maggie Prevatte Smith of Lumberton, NC.; her husband Gerald "Croker" Bass; her stepson-in-law Michael Gene Britt; and her brother-in-law Robert Fields.
She is survived by: her stepchildren, Melissa "Missy" Bass Britt, Michael Shane and Trey Britt; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Brent and Gabe Britt; her brother Wade C. Smith (Gloria) of Lumberton; her nieces, Candace Smith Galliera (Phillip) of Apex, NC and Tiffany Smith of Hope Mills, NC; her great-nephew Christian Galliera (Kristen) of Raleigh, NC; her great-niece Keely Galliera of Apex, NC; her sisters-in-law, Jennifer Fields of Lumberton, NC and Delores "Net" Whitt (Roger) of Selma, NC; her cousin Pricilla Mizzell (Larry); and her caregivers, Andrea Lindsay, Margaret Thompson and Miss Krista Morgan. She is also survived by many other relatives and friends.
Flowers are welcome, but if you wish, memorials may be made to: Lumberton First Pentecostal Holiness Church Sanctuary Fund, 812 East Fifth Street, Lumberton, NC 28358.
