Herman Cecil Bass

Herman Cecil Bass, “Sergeant Bass”, age 77, of Hazlehurst passed away with his family gathered at his bedside sharing memories and singing songs of praise on Monday, February 3, 2025 at Meadows Memorial Hospital under the care of Community Hospice.

Mr. Bass was born on February 17, 1947 in the Shiloh Community of Wheeler County to the late Cecil and Mattie Bass. He lived most of his life in Hazlehurst and was a graduate of Jeff Davis High School and South Georgia Technical College for diesel mechanics. With a passion for sports, he loved sharing memories of his days as a baseball pitcher with the class D minor league Cardinals. As a member of the United States Army, he actively served as a Sergeant in Vietnam from 1970-1971. After honorable discharge from the military, he worked in the trucking industry as a diesel mechanic, truck driver, and dispatcher, eventually retiring from Williams Brothers Trucking in 2013. He then owned Bass Automotive in Reidsville, Georgia. He was a member of the Hazlehurst Church of God of Prophecy, where we served as a member of the finance committee. Of all the positions he ever held, his most notable were being a soldier of the cross, Daddy, and Papa. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed working in his yard and shop, and telling "tales" to his grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Ronnie Bass.

Survivors include his wife Judy Bohannon Bass of Hazlehurst, who stood faithfully by his side as they raised six children, to include: Christy (Sean) Byers of Alpharetta; Tina (Bobby) Brue of Hazlehurst; Jody (Jackie) Bass of Hazlehurst; Shonda (Mark) Campanaro of Jacksonville, FL; Gena (Stephen) Hart of Alston; Kasey (Jesse) Worth of Hazlehurst. His grandchildren include: Carter and Grayson Byers; Caitlin, Emma and Colton Brue; Samantha Bass, Christen Bridges, and Jacie Campbell; Kaleigh Sauls and Aaron Campanaro; Ellie and Maylee Worth;  bonus grandson Austin Herndon; and his beloved dog Cash. He is also survived by sisters Joann (T.M. Bridges) of Hazlehurst and Connie Visage of Americus, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services with military honors will be held Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Reverend Randy Manning and Brother Kenneth Jump officiating. Interment will follow in Hazlehurst Memorial Cemetery.

His church brothers Newly Ray, Perry Worth, Josh Ogletree, Lance Ellis, Darrell Johnson, Michael Brantley, and Chuck Thompson will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Hazlehurst Church of God of Prophesy.

Visitation will be Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home.

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