Dr. F. Donald Bass

Dr. F. Donald Bass passed away Sunday morning, March 26, 2017, at Piedmont Hospital after suffering a fall on Wednesday. He was born in Newnan, Georgia on July 26, 1933 to the late Henry Gordon Bass and Tommie Lou Bass. He is survived by his wife, Jane Bell Bass; children, Katherine Bass, Carolyn and John Herbert Cranford, Julie and Bruce Berthon, Jane Morgan Bass; and grandchildren, John Herbert Cranford, Jr., Andrew Cranford, Catherine Cranford, Lindsey Berthon, Anna Berthon, and Paul Berthon. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckoon.com. Dr. Bass graduated from Newnan High School in 1954 after having previously dropped out of school before his junior year. He graduated from The University of Georgia in 1957, having completed his final two years of high school and his undergraduate degree in four years. He then graduated from The Medical College of Georgia in 1961. He interned at University Hospital and completed his residency in surgery at The Medical College of Georgia in 1966. He was a Board Certified General Surgeon who began his practice in Newnan in July 1966. He joined PAPP Clinic as a General Surgeon in 1967. He moved his practice to Coweta Medical Center in 1985 and retired from practice in 2014. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, Coweta County Medical Society, GA Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, American Medical Association, GA Surgical Society, American College of Surgery, and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. He founded The Moretz Society in 1971 in honor Dr. William H. Moretz, the Head of the Department of Surgery at The Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Bass loved The Masters Golf Tournament. He first attended in 1959, and he and his family have used the tickets every year since. He also hosted the Forksville Invitational Golf Tournament for 34 consecutive years at the Newnan Country Club. He had fond memories of playing guitar in his youth on the radio and at the Newnan Auditorium, where he was introduced by country music star Pop Eckler. The funeral service is Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 2pm in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, Newnan, with Dr. Joel Richardson and Dr. Harry Barrow officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening from 5 pm to 7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Newnan First United Methodist Church 33 Greenville Street Newnan, GA 30263 www.newnanfumc.org. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory (770) 253-4580.

Dr. F. Donald Bass

July 26, 1933 - March 26, 2017