Charlie W. Bass

Graveside services for Mr. Charlie Wayne "Big Wayne" Bass will be conducted at 10:30 AM Friday, October 18, 2024 at Bethel Cemetery in Bassfield with the Reverend Harland Davis officiating.  Mr. Bass, age 64, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at his home.  Saulters Moore Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

The family will receive friends Friday morning, beginning at 9:15 AM until 10:00 AM at Saulters Moore Funeral Home. The funeral procession will depart immediately after the visitation.

Serving as pallbearers are Kyle Hathorn, Donovan Reggans, DeVontae Thompson, Dan Fails, Kenny Graves and Sonny Dyess.

Charlie Wayne Bass was born on December 7, 1959, in Prentiss, Mississippi, to Charles Edward and Shelby Jean Graves Bass.  A lifelong resident of Jefferson Davis County, Wayne was retired from the Mississippi Forestry Commission after 38 years of service. Of late, he was employed by Thompson’s Gas LLC as a truck driver. His family relates that some of his happiest times were spent sitting on the porch talking with his late father, Mr. Charles E. Bass. Wayne will be remembered as an avid hunter and fisherman; he also enjoyed woodworking in his earlier years.  Mr. Bass was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Bassfield.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Jean Bass; stepdaughter, Heather Jones; maternal grandparents, Johnny and Willie Edna Graves and his paternal grandparents, Oliver and Zelma Bass.

He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Debbie S. Dyess Bass of Sumrall; son, Charlie Wayne “Little Wayne” Bass, II (Lacey) of Prentiss; step-son, Kyle Hathorn of Magee; brother, Eddie Bass (Kathy) of Sumrall; sister, Debbie Istre of Hattiesburg and 9 grandchildren.

 Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com