Ann Imbimbo Bass

Chesterfield, SC

          Mrs. Ann Imbimbo Bass, age 93, entered into rest on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Cheraw Healthcare with her family by her side. Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the cemetery and other times at the home of her granddaughter, Teresa.

          Mrs. Bass was born May 27, 1929 in Manhattan, NY a daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Maffeo Imbimbo. She was a retired Children’s Home Supervisor in the state of Florida and a devoted foster parent. Ann was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church and was a loving homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, and crocheting.

          In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bass was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Bass; daughters, Jo Ann Castelli, Linda Gaye Hunt, and Nancy Castelli; and brothers, Gabriel Imbimbo, and Henry Imbimbo.

          Survivors include her grandchildren, Ronald Wayne (Millie) Rowan, Jr. of Wadesboro, NC, Teresa Gulledge (Carroll) of Chesterfield, SC, and Melissa (Rev. Rodney) Nicholson of Pageland, SC; great grandchildren, Kailyn Clark, Eli (Summer) Gulledge, Ethan Gulledge, and Hannah Gulledge (Ernest); great-great grandchildren, Travis Reid Gulledge, Mylah Joines, and Maggie Ishmell.

          The family would like to express sincere gratitude to Dr. Stephen Smith and the staff and administration of Cheraw Healthcare for the exceptional love and care they provided, and a special thank you to long-time caregiver and friend, Cindy Gibson.

          In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation of America, 332 8^th Avenue, 16^th floor, New York, NY 1001.

          Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) of Chesterfield, SC is serving the Bass family.