Roy James Bass of Rowlett, Texas, died December 31, 2012. He was 76 years old.Roy was born April 22, 1936, in Fort Worth, Texas, to James Newton and Lillie Ann Culwell Bass. He loved researching his family geneology and southern gospel music. He especially loved his family and his church family.Roy is survived by his wife, Betty Bass of Rowlett; son, Roy Bass and wife, Lori; daugther, Ruth Pruett and Paul; brother, Jack Bass and wife, Joyce, of Burleson, Texas; sister, Doris Stover and husband of Mansfield, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.Memorial Service: 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at First Christian Church, Rowlett, Texas.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Roy's memory to First Christian Church of Rowlett, 7301 Miller Road, Rowlett, TX 75088Please send family condolences and sign the guestbook on this website.