wObituary of Edward Allen Mason Sr.

EDWARD ALLEN MASON SR

The Tidewater News - obit dated 04-07-2005

IVOR - Edward Allen Mason Sr., 75, died April 2 at Louise Obici Memorial
Hospital, Suffolk.

He was a native of Highland Springs, and was the son of the late Andrew
Jackson Mason and Lelia Virginia West Mason. Mr. Mason was a member of
Ivor Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter and was a member of Bent
Barrel Hunt Club.

Mr. Mason retired from Newport News Shipyard where he worked for 48
years as a pipe fitter.

Survivors include his wife, Elma Bryant Mason of Ivor; daughter, Teresa
Mason Bracey and husband Donald of Ivor; two sons, Edward Allen Mason
Jr. and wife Janie of Ivor, Douglas Wayne Mason and wife Judi of
Houston, Texas; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one
brother, Ernest Jackson Mason of Hampton; one sister, Emily Pauline
Massie of Bedford; and a number of niece and nephews.

He was also predeceased by two brothers, Earl T. Mason and Leon Mason.

Funeral services were conducted April 6 at Purviance Funeral Home,
Wakefield, with the Rev. Steve Gupton officiating. Interment followed in
Ivor Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home April 5.




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––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Edward Allen Mason Sr., 75, died 2 Apr 2005 in Suffolk. He was a native of Highland Springs, a pipe fitter at Newport News Shipyard for 48 years, and a member of Ivor Baptist Church and Bent Barrel Hunt Club.

Funeral services were conducted 6 Apr 2005 at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, officiated by the Rev. Steve Gupton. Interment followed in Ivor Cemetery.

––– Transcript –––

EDWARD ALLEN MASON SR

IVOR - Edward Allen Mason Sr., 75, died April 2 at Louise Obici Memorial
Hospital, Suffolk.

He was a native of Highland Springs, and was the son of the late Andrew
Jackson Mason and Lelia Virginia West Mason. Mr. Mason was a member of
Ivor Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter and was a member of Bent
Barrel Hunt Club.

Mr. Mason retired from Newport News Shipyard where he worked for 48
years as a pipe fitter.

Survivors include his wife, Elma Bryant Mason of Ivor; daughter, Teresa
Mason Bracey and husband Donald of Ivor; two sons, Edward Allen Mason
Jr. and wife Janie of Ivor, Douglas Wayne Mason and wife Judi of
Houston, Texas; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one
brother, Ernest Jackson Mason of Hampton; one sister, Emily Pauline
Massie of Bedford; and a number of niece and nephews.

He was also predeceased by two brothers, Earl T. Mason and Leon Mason.

Funeral services were conducted April 6 at Purviance Funeral Home,
Wakefield, with the Rev. Steve Gupton officiating. Interment followed in
Ivor Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home April 5.

––– Vital Statistics –––

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name  | Edward Allen Mason Sr.                              |
| Age   | 75                                                  |
| Birth | 1930 (estimated); Highland Springs                  |
| Death | 2 Apr 2005; Louise Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                      | Relationship          | Location       |
| Edward Allen Mason Sr.    | Decedent              | Ivor           |
| Elma Bryant Mason         | Spouse                | Ivor           |
| Andrew Jackson Mason      | Father                | -              |
| Lelia Virginia West Mason | Mother                | -              |
| Teresa Mason Bracey       | Daughter              | Ivor           |
| Donald Bracey             | Son-in-law            | Ivor           |
| Edward Allen Mason Jr.    | Son                   | Ivor           |
| Janie Mason               | Daughter-in-law       | Ivor           |
| Douglas Wayne Mason       | Son                   | Houston, Texas |
| Judi Mason                | Daughter-in-law       | Houston, Texas |
| Ernest Jackson Mason      | Brother               | Hampton        |
| Emily Pauline Massie      | Sister                | Bedford        |
| Earl T. Mason             | Brother (predeceased) | -              |
| Leon Mason                | Brother (predeceased) | -              |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value              |
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| Location | -                  |
| Name     | The Tidewater News |
| Date     | 7 Apr 2005         |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Member of Ivor Baptist Church
• Member of Bent Barrel Hunt Club
• Pipe fitter at Newport News Shipyard for 48 years

		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/103964522/edward-allen-mason
www.findagrave.com/memorial/68682513/elma_dean-mason (spouse)
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/50745/ivor-cemetery
]


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