BASS FUNERAL HOMES has been a part of the business community of Smith County since 1916. J. L. Bass worked for his uncles in the Cheek Brothers Undertaking firm ( which originated in 1897) in the New Middleton Community. In 1916 J. L. Bass Started his own undertaking firm in the New Middleton community. in 1916 J.L. Bass purchased the Cheek Brothers Undertaking firm which had become Cheek and Neal Undertakers and merged it with his own. Now Bass Funeral Homes, Under the ownership, operation, and management of third generation funeral directors of the Bass family includes funeral homes in Carthage, Gordonsville, and Alexandria. Perpetual care cemeteries in Gordonsville and Hickman allowing us to better serve the families of our area. As a part of our heritage the Bass Family has maintained two horse drawn hearses that were used by J. L. Bass in the early years, one of which is on display at the Museum of Appalachian in Norris, Tennessee and the other which is sheltered at the Carthage chapel of Bass Funeral Home.

     Bass Funeral Homes offers traditional funeral services, non-traditional services such as cremation services and memorial services, pre-planned funeral arrangements, monument sales, cemetery lots, and after care services. Our funeral directors can assist you in planning and carrying out a service at the time of need or our pre-arrangement counselors can help you pre-arrange a service before the time of need in order to lift the financial and emotional burden off of your family members.

     The staff of Bass Funeral home is committed to providing the services that have earned the trust of the families  we have served over the years.  The Bass Family and the staff of Bass Funeral Home take pride in being a part of your community. Any time we can be of service to you, or if you are in need of information concerning any service we may provide, feel free to call on us. Bass Funeral Home- earning your trust in the past, present, and future.

807 North Main Street
Carthage, TN 37030
(615) 735-1212

71 East Main Street
Gordonsville TN 38563
(615) 683-8212