Dorothy Kathryn Mason
March 26, 1923 ~ September 6, 2014
Dorothy Kathryn Mason, 91, Mooresville, beloved wife of Maurice M. Mason, passed away peacefully September 6, 2014, in the home they built together in 1950, with her husband by her side.
Dorothy and Maurice were married March 24, 1943, at Buckley Air Force base in Denver, Colorado. They renewed their wedding vows on their 70th wedding anniversary at their home.
Dorothy was born to Manford and Chloe Kingery in Leiters Ford, Indiana. After her mother passed on December 25, 1928, her father married Lena Stanley. Dorothy is survived by her loving husband, Maurice Mason; children, Kathryn Sue Hill (Gary) of Riverside, California, Stanley Mason (Glenda) of Kasilof, Alaska, Steve Mason (Debbie) of South Lake Tahoe, California, and Roger Mason (Yolanda) of Mooresville; twelve grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren; eight great great grandchildren; brothers, John Kingery (Mary) of Las Vegas, Nevada and Bill Kingery (Pat) of Fulton, Indiana.
Dorothy loved to play the organ, sew, crochet, and do crafts of all kinds, but her passion was for fishing. She spent many happy days fishing at the family pond. Anyone who ever fished with Dorothy knew to duck when she caught a fish.
When her children were young, she was a 4-H Club leader and Cub Scout Leader in Brooklyn, Indiana. Dorothy was a member of the Pythian Sisters in the Hope Temple in Mooresville from 1973-99. She received the Grand Temple Degree in 1978. Her time with the Pythian sisters brought her much joy for many years. Dorothy worshiped at the New Life Baptist Church in Brooklyn, Indiana. She loved the Lord and her church Family.
Friends and family will gather on Monday, September 8, 2014, 5 to 7 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church, 8020 North Old State Road 67, Mooresville. The service to celebrate her life will begin at 1 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 2014, in the church. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Glenns Valley. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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My greatest memories of grandma was fishing and gardening. She always loved playing her organ even upto and after losing most of her sight to macula degreneration. She will be greatly missed but she is in a much happier, healthier state now. I love you grandma. And in honor of you, we all got together and went fishing in the pond and you must have been right by our side because we caught a lot of big mouth bass yesterday.
*macular*
I will always remember the days when I was a child visiting your house. I have so many good memories of your family and home. Love and prayers, Virgina Holsapple ‘Hawkins’.