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High Point Enterprise, North Carolina, Friday, 17 May 2024
Robert Edwin Bass DDS
COLFAX ? Dr. Robert Edwin Bass, affectionately known as Bob by family and friends passed away peacefully with his family on Friday, May 17, 2024 at River Landing, Colfax, North Carolina.
He was born March 19, l933 in Roxboro, North Carolina, son of the late James Alexander Bass and Josephine Holeman Bass.
During his youthful years, he attended school in Virginia and was excited to be a year ahead when he returned to North Carolina. He graduated from Roxboro High School where he played football and struggled in his Latin classes. He graduated from N.C. State University in Raleigh, NC. and served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a stateside courier. After discharge, he attended UNC Adams School of Dentistry graduating in 1967. He was in private practice for over 35 years in High Point and Denton, N.C. After retirement from private practice, he served on the dental staff at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Center in Winston Salem for 7 years.
As an active member of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, he enjoyed serving as a Sunday morning Greeter, a member of the Aldersgate Sunday School Class, he greatly valued his involvement with the Fish Unity Group, and introducing and maintaining the church vegetable gardens that contributed to the local charities. He also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity building houses and with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of High Point Country Club and The String and Splinter Club for many years.
Bob loved fly fishing, a skill he acquired at a young age, and spent countless hours trying to catch "Moby Dick." Reading was a constant source of education and relaxation. He was avid lover of classical music. Wood carving was a life-long passion, with birds being his specialty. He enjoyed playing golf with friends until the onset of Parkinsons limited his physical abilities. In his later years, gardening became a highlight.
Bob's loyalty to his family, his patients, and his friends made it clear to all who had the joy of knowing him that he was a man who had long ago achieved inner peace. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather and faithful friend.
He is survived by his wife, Jane (Janie) Lee Chandler Bass; son, Robert Edwin Bass jr. and wife, Martha McAllister Bass; daughter, Lee Chandler Bass Nunn, DDS, and husband, Harold Stuart Nunn jr., and his two grandchildren; Jane Chandler Nunn and Harold Stuart Nunn III who lovingly called him "Bob Bob."
He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James Alexander Bass jr.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service in the Asbury Room.
A private inurnment will be held in the Church Columbarium.
A special thank you to all the nurses and staff of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, River Landing, and Hospice of the Piedmont.
Memorials may be directed to: Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, 1225 Chestnut Drive, High Point, NC 27262, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Cumby Funeral Home, 1015 Eastchester Drive is assisting the Bass family.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1933 - 2024 (91 years)