Nathan Errol Bass

1959 - 2023

Bass, Nathan Errol

May 29, 1959 - November 26, 2023

Nathan E. Bass, 64, of Advance, NC died Sunday November 26, 2023 at home. He is survived by a brother, Lloyd M. Bass of Clemmons and sisters Jennifer Bass Daniel of Lexington and Stephanie Bass of Winston-Salem. He was born in Winston-Salem May 29, 1959 to John Dallas and Lois K. Bass. He graduated from Parkland High School in 1977. He and his siblings attended Southside Baptist Church while growing up.

Nathan was always proud of growing up on the Southside of Winston and proud of the working families in his neighborhood. His father instilled a strong work ethic at an early age, teaching him to lay tile and giving him the workload of a man when he was still a teenager.

Nathan became a skilled boilermaker and pipefitter. He believed in treating and paying workers fairly, in maintaining safe working conditions and saw effective unions as essential to those goals. Before retirement in 2022 he worked as a pipefitter journeyman for Fabco Industries at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, GA. He belonged to UA Local 421 for approximately 20 years before his death.

In his personal life he overcame drug and alcohol addiction with the help of local 12-step recovery groups and was clean and sober from July 13, 1992 until his death-31 years. Like his father Nathan was a good cook. Wherever he lived one would spot a grill or a smoker outside his home, and especially on weekends the fragrance of well-cooked food would surround the place.

A memorial gathering will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., December 30, 2023 at Trinity Moravian Church, 220 E. Sprague St., Winston-Salem. Cremation services are provided by Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home. Ashes will be placed at the family cemetery in Haws Run, NC in a private service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Association or a charity of one's choice.