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WILLIAM  DEWITT MASON
 

William DeWitt Mason, 91, of Topton died Sunday (March 23, 2008) in an Andrews care facility.  He was a native and lifetime resident of Macon County and the son of the late Royal and Bertha Gregory Mason and the husband of the late Mary Martha Lunsford Mason, who died Nov. 30, 1995.  He was a self-employed logger for 45 years, retiring in 1978.  He was a member of the Rowlands Creek Baptist Church.
 
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shelby Jean Day; and a son, William DeWitt Mason Jr.
 
Surviving are three daughters, Margaret Reighard and husband, Sonny of Topton, Ramona Sutton and husband, Carl of High Point, NC, and Sara Postell of Maggie Valley, NC;  a son-in-law, Doug Day of Robbinsville, NC;  a sister, Jean Gibson of Winder, GA;  and 12 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
 
Funeral services at 7:30 PM Tuesday (March 25) in the Rowlands Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Frances Postell, Kenny Ball, and Homer Wilson officiating.  Interment in Red Marble Baptist Church Cemetery.  Grandsons as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers:  Gene Bryant and Steve Curtis.
 
The family will receive friends from 5-7:15 Tuesday evening at the Rowlands Creek Baptist Church prior to the services.
 
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews in charge of all arrangements.
 

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