Geneva Teresa Lovin Bass, 96, a resident of Irving since 1962, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Baylor, Scott, and White Medical Center in Grapevine. Born June 30, 1924 in Breckenridge, Texas, Geneva was the daughter of the late James Atlie Lovin and Ethel Hill Lovin. She received specialized training from the U.S. Government during World War II and was later sent to Hawaii after Pearl Harbor to serve the military as a civilian at Hickam Field Air Force Base in Honolulu. She attended business college in Fort Worth. She worked in retail and was an executive administrative assistant at a local business in Dallas for several years. On April 14, 1951, Geneva married Virgil Bass in Fort Worth. Known for being very creative, Geneva painted landscapes based on her many travels to the national and state parks as well as historic places. She demonstrated her design and crafting talents, making furniture, formals, doll clothing and crocheted items. In addition to being an avid Bridge player and reader, Geneva loved nature and animals. She bred and showed Cocker Spaniels. Geneva served as presidents of the Irving Art Association and the local garden club. She was a founding member of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church and continued to be a parishioner for over 50 years.
Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Virgil, and two sisters, Juanita Reasoner and Vernell Timaeus, Geneva leaves a legacy of three children, Gary Bass (Bonnie) of Chico, Terry Bass of The Colony, and Lisa Guzman (Richard J.) of Irving; five grandchildren, Ashley Chapman (Jeremiah) of Roanoke, TX, Amanda Tucker (Justin) of Baltimore, Elizabeth Guzman of Plano, Richard D. Guzman of Irving, and Robert Guzman of Irving; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Rachel Walzer of Allen and Mary Ethel Davis of Garner, Texas; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving, TX at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Procession to the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery will be at 1:30 p.m. at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving; burial service will be at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery (Lane 2) 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving, TX, Holy Family of Nazareths St. Vincent De Paul Society or St. Jude Research Hospital for Children in Memphis, TN.
SERVICES
Rosary
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
9:30 AM
Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church
2323 Cheyenne Street
Irving, Texas 75062
Visitation
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
10:00 AM
Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church
2323 Cheyenne Street
Irving, Texas 75062
Mass of Christian Burial
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
10:30 AM
Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church
2323 Cheyenne Street
Irving, Texas 75062
Committal Service
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
2:15 PM
Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery
2000 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75211
