Jack W. Mason, 76, of Grove, Okla., died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 2:17 a.m. at Freeman West in Joplin, Mo., after a sudden illness. Jack Mason was born August 13, 1926, in Anderson, Mo., to the late Benjamin Oda and Agnes Minnie (Williams) Mason. He had lived in Grove for 14 years, coming from Bella Vista, Ark., where he lived for four years. He lived in Tulsa, Okla., for 35 years. He grew up in Anderson, Mo. He worked at the Tulsa International Airport for 35 years, retiring in 1988 as Operations Manager. He served in the Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Grove, Okla. He married Betty Jo Marney on January 29, 1941. She survives of the home in Grove. Additional survivors include three daughters, Beverly Brown and Sue Derickson, both of Tulsa, Okla., and Jane Wilson of Broken Arrow, Okla.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation was Sunday, May 25, 2003, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Then he was taken for cremation at the Bella Vista Crematory in Bella Vista, Ark. Interment of the ashes was Tuesday, May 27, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Anderson Cemetery in Anderson, Mo. Reverend Lee Williams officiated. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.
Jack W. Mason, 76, of Grove, Okla., died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 2:17 a.m. at Freeman West in Joplin, Mo., after a sudden illness. Jack Mason was born August 13, 1926, in Anderson, Mo., to the late Benjamin Oda and Agnes Minnie (Williams) Mason. He had lived in Grove for 14 years, coming from Bella Vista, Ark., where he lived for four years. He lived in Tulsa, Okla., for 35 years. He grew up in Anderson, Mo. He worked at the Tulsa International Airport for 35 years, retiring in 1988 as Operations Manager. He served in the Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Grove, Okla. He married Betty Jo Marney on January 29, 1941. She survives of the home in Grove. Additional survivors include three daughters, Beverly Brown and Sue Derickson, both of Tulsa, Okla., and Jane Wilson of Broken Arrow, Okla.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation was Sunday, May 25, 2003, from 2 until 4 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Then he was taken for cremation at the Bella Vista Crematory in Bella Vista, Ark. Interment of the ashes was Tuesday, May 27, 2002, at 2 p.m. at the Anderson Cemetery in Anderson, Mo. Reverend Lee Williams officiated. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.
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