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Melvin E. Mason
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[March 05, 2015]
ATLANTA
- Melvin E. Mason, 98, of Atlanta, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at
8:35 a.m. at Hopedale Commons West in Hopedale.
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Visitation:
Saturday prior to the service from 11 a.m. to Noon
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta
Service:
Saturday, March 7 at Noon at the funeral home.
Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in
Atlanta
Obituary
Mr. Melvin E. Mason, 98, of Atlanta, died on Sunday,
March 1, 2015, at 8:35 a.m. at Hopedale Commons West
in Hopedale.
Funeral services for Mr. Mason will be held on
Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mr. Tony
Billingsley will officiate.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Emden with
military rites accorded by the Atlanta American
Legion Post #341.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00
p.m. on Saturday, prior to the funeral service.
Melvin E. Mason was born December 28, 1916, in
McLean, the son of Carl and Sarah Elizabeth Barlow
Mason. He married Charlotte Schacht on January 15,
1949, in Pekin. She preceded him in death on
November 23, 2004.
Mr. Mason is survived by his sons: Michael (Kay)
Mason of Emden and Kevin (Laura) Mason of
Naperville; two brothers: Lyle Mason and Donald
(Lucy) Mason of Bloomington; and four grandchildren:
Melinda (Terry) Anderson of Hartsburg, Brent Mason
of Emden, Christopher and Matthew Mason of
Naperville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte and
one brother: Chester Mason. |
Melvin served in the Army during WWII in the 5th
Armored Division from 1941 to 1945. He was a member
of American Legion Post #341 of Atlanta.
In addition to grain and cattle farming, he was a 68
year member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America (Local 237 Peoria). He worked
at the Lincoln Developmental Center for 38 years as
a carpenter. He had a particular skill at modifying
wheel chairs and assistive devices to fit the
patients' needs. Melvin raised cattle for many years
and was a 1996 Breeder of the Year recipient from
the Illinois Salers Association.
Memorials may be made to Hopedale Commons West or
McLean Christian Church.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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