Edward Allen "Ed" Bass, of Bassfield, Mississippi, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 2, 2026, at the age of 95. He was born in Bassfield to Houston and Beulah Bass and has remained a lifelong resident of Marion County. He was a graduate of Bassfield High School, attended Pearl River Community College, received his undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University, and earned a master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Ed served our country as a U.S. Army veteran and spent his entire career working for the State of Mississippi, retiring as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. He had a passion for raising dogs and horses and spent many years traveling around the country participating in horse shows, even winning the World Speed Racking Championship in 1972. Ed also enjoyed hunting quail and pheasant and he spent many hunting seasons in Montana, South Dakota, Kansas and Texas. He was a man of deep faith, with a love for God's Word who served his community and his Lord through his membership with Improve Baptist Church. Ed was a soft spoken, special gentleman who will be remembered as genuinely kind and compassionate.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Monteal Bass. Ed is survived by two sons, Michael Bass (Hope) and Mitchell Bass (Donna); three grandchildren, Erin Michaels (Corey), Gage Bass (Ali), and Cody Bass (Savannah); and three great-grandchildren, Lilly Blaszak (Tyler), Naomi Irwin, and Oliver "Ollie" Bass.
There will be a visitation at Colonial Funeral Home on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm. The funeral service, officiated by Reverend Johnathan McLemore, will be at Improve Baptist Church on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 11:00am. Friends may visit with the family from 9:00am until service time. Ed will be laid to rest in Wilks Family Cemetery in Bassfield assisted by Michael Bass, Mitchell Bass, Gage Bass, Cody Bass, Gareth Fortenberry, and Mike Thompson serving as pallbearers.
