Randolph "Ran" Bass' Obituary
Randolph “Ran” Bass, 71, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 in the Hospice Care Center. He was a 1967 graduate of Howard High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Randolph retired from Roto Rooter after 20 years of service. He was a member of St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Brownlow-Sanders; father, Thomas Bass; stepmother, Barbara Jean Bass; father-in-law, Paul Leon Haden, Sr. Survivors include his loving wife of 34 years, Lisa Bass; daughters, Tiffaney Collier of Chattanooga and Marneshia Bass of Atlanta, GA; stepchildren, Alisha Anderson of Atlanta, Quinneshia Patterson, and Marqita Hambrick, both of Chattanooga; 18 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 3 god-children, Alonzashia Satterwhite, LaShonda (Roy) Upshaw, and Alonte Bush, all of Chattanooga; three sisters, Mary B. Parks, Connie B. (Ronald) Colvin, both of Chattanooga, and Shelia B. Gipson of South Haven, MI; two brothers, Thomas W. (Levena) Bass and Kenneth Bass, both of Chattanooga; four aunts, Noel Brownlow-Dodds, Kay Brownlow, Mary Hayden, and Della Kellogg, all of Chattanooga; one uncle, Napoleon Brownlow of Elk Grove, CA; mother-in-law, Gloria Haden; brothers-in-law, Tracey Haden and Paul Haden, Jr.; sisters-in-law, Gwendolyn Jones, Tanika Haden, and Elaine Jenkins; several nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends. Elder Keith Jones will serve as the eulogist.
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