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Obituary For Pastor Arthur James Gass, Sr.

The late Pastor Arthur J. Gass, Sr. of Waukegan, Illinois, departed this life on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

A Celebration of His Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Christian Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 2690 Argonne Drive, North Chicago, Illinois.

A private ceremony for the family will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. from the Shepard Memorial Garden Cemetery in Sylvester, Georgia. Words of Comfort will be given my Pastor John Hillary, Sr. Services will be streamed Facebook Live from the "Shipps Funeral Home" Facebook page.

Pastor Arthur J. Gass, Sr. was born on October 18, 1951 in Sylvester (Worth County), Georgia to the late Ulysses, Sr. and Tannie Lee (Ellison) Gass.

He accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at the age of 10 at the Hopewell Baptist Church of Gordy, Georgia under the pastoral care of Reverend Albert Paxton. Arthur attended public school in Sylvester (Worth County), Georgia and graduated from Worth County High School in 1970. He volunteered to serve his country in the United States Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and was Honorably Discharged in 1973. After leaving the Army, Arthur attended Albany State College in Albany, Georgia, and graduated in 1977 with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Accounting and Economics.

Arthur served as Pastor of the St. Stephen Baptist Church for 7 years. After being relocated to Illinois in 1986 with Moore Business Forms, he joined Christian Valley Baptist Church under the pastoral care of Reverend Clarence Clark. He served as pastor of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Waukegan, Illinois for 33 years. He retired from Moore Business Forms in April 2002 after 26 years. Arthur and his lovely wife Anne founded the Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County in 2009, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer.

This Soldier in the Army of the Lord was called from Labor to Eternal Rest on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne V. Gass; his father, Ulysses Gass; his mothers, Tannie Lee Gass and Mary L. Gass; his brother, Austin Gass; and his sister, Juanita Gass-Payne.

He leaves to cherish his children, LuSundra (Darl, Jr.) Everett of Chesterfield, Virginia, CaRita (Kedrick) Timms, Arthur J. Gass Jr., both of Zion, Ilinois and Frederick Countryman of Albany, Georgia; grandchildren, Darl III, Donavyn, Jasper, Harrison and Jaylen; his siblings, Agnes Bernice (Ronald) Eley of Lauderhill, Florida, Ulysses Gass, Jr. of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Earnest (Nada Jean) Gass of Sylvester, Georgia, Bennie Gass of Albany, Georgia, Alice Gass of Detroit, Michigan; and a host of nieces, nephews and in-laws.

Guest Book

I am sorry to find out about this. Arthur was a good man, a loving husband and a loving father. He will be missed by his family and friends. I enjoyed working with Arthur at Albany Georgia and at Lake Forest Illinois. He was a peaceful and pleasant person. I consider him my friend. Sid Bailey

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I am so sorry to hear of the loss of my cousin, a father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend. It has been awhile, but not so long to numb the loss. To the family you are in my prayers and thoughts. May the comfort from the scriptures help you to heal in your time of grief, 2 Corinthians 1:3,4 8Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God. Regards Cynthia Ragsdale

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It is so hard to let someone go who means so much to so many people. Let memories warm your heart every time you are feeling a loss. May you find comfort in Acts 24:15. With deepest sympathy your cousin Virginia Gass Smith.

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Rest Well Pastor Arthur Gass Love and Peace to Gass Family. From The Sawyer Family

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Condolences to the family

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