Eddy Ralph Bass was born on December 22, 1945, at Duncan, to the late Mr. William Meredith Bass and Mrs. Edna Estelle Altom Bass. He departed this life on Saturday, April 04, 2026.

Eddy grew up in Healdton, where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1964. While in High School he taught himself how to play guitar and played in a band called “The Rengades”. Following graduation Eddy joined the Air Force with basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas followed by special language training in Russian at Syracuse University in New York. He was then stationed in Turkey on the Black Sea. In 1969, Eddy married Linda Littig and they had three children Jason, Jamie and Jennifer. Eddy was a man of many talents with a nickname of “Mr. Fix it” and got his quick-wit from his mother. He never shied away from hard work, dedicated to any task at hand, detail-oriented and took great pride in rebuilding vintage airplanes. Early in his career as a pilot, he flew mail and money from Oklahoma to Texas, worked as a crop duster, flight instructor and air traffic controller. Eddy retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as the administrative instructor in 2000. In his later years, Eddy worked as a private pilot flying corporate jets locally out of the Ardmore Downtown and Ardmore Municipal Airports. He married Tina Webb Daniels on June 21, 2008. Eddy and Tina enjoyed several years flying around the United States, playing guitar in the choir at Trinity Baptist Church, fishing and frying his catch for his family until his health declined.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Ethylene Byrd and her husband Frank; brother-in-law Larry Webb; nephews Brian Keith McLain and Dean Alldredge.

Eddy is survived by his wife of the home; sister Vicki Jackson, son Jason Bass, daughters Jamie and Billy Bruce; Jennifer and Greg Backes; step daughters Ali and Jacob Rose; Amy and Scott Renfro; nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren with one on the way in June, a niece and several nephews; sisters in law Lisa and James Barbee; Stacey Engelhardt.

Eddy had many friends locally and nationwide. He especially enjoyed spending time with his pilot friends.

Memorial Services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M., Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Alexander Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Healdton with Rev. Jimmy May officiating.  An aerial scattering will follow at the Healdton Air Park with military honors.  

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Cross Timbers Hospice or the National Kidney Association.