- Date Of Birth: August 16, 1927
- Date Of Death: August 9, 2022
- State: Mississippi
Mr. Falton O. “Sonny” Mason, Jr., 94, died Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital –North Mississippi..M.. Don Gann officiating…Mr. Mason was born on August 16, 1927, in Lafayette County, MS to the late Falton and Eula BelleMason. As one of the first twelve attorneys in Oxford, he practiced for over 60 years, was the formerAssistant U.S. Attorney, and the State Hearing Officer for the State of Mississippi Personnel Board. Hewas a longtime member and deacon of First Baptist Church of Oxford. With a loving devotion for hischurch, Mr. Mason served as an usher and drove the church bus for many years and was a formerSunday school director. He was a member of both the Oxford Lion’s Club and O.D. Smith Masonic Lodge,and a founding member of The Beacon Coffee Club, where he developed many cherished friendships. Inhis leisure, Mr. Mason enjoyed Ole Miss sports and bird hunting. He was an avid camper, taking hisfamily on many road trips and adventures. While he held many professional accomplishments andcommitments to his community, Mr. Mason never neglected his most important roles, which werehusband, father, and grandfather. He was deeply devoted to his wife of 58 years, Cornelia, and theirchildren and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Mason was preceded in death by hisdaughter, Amanda Mason Allison; granddaughter, Julia Belle Mason; and sister, Peggy . Mason is survived by his wife, Cornelia P. Mason of Oxford, MS; sons, Michael Mason and his wife,Lucinda of Helena, AL and Falton O. Mason, III and his wife, Mary of Olive Branch, MS; and hisgrandchildren, Tip Mason, Lawson Mason (Adam Langston), Haley Mason, Parker Allison, and EliseMason.. Mason’s memory may be made to St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at .
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