Marty and Karla Grant

!OBITUARY:
Mr. Oliver Lee “Sonny” Mason, Jr., age 75, of Blue Ridge, formerly of Rome, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011, at an Atlanta hospital.

Mr. Mason was born in Rome, Georgia on August 13, 1936, son of the late Oliver Lee Mason, Sr., and the late Margurite Holmes Mason. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Lucy White Mason. Mr. Mason was a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

Mr. Mason retired from the Floyd County Board of Education after 30 years of teaching and coaching. He taught at Alto Park, Coosa Middle, and Garden Lakes Elementary. He coached baseball and football at Coosa High School from 1964 until 1977. Coach Mason’s passion for sports and love of young people endured throughout his life.

He is survived by his wife of twenty-one years, Myra George Mason; a son, Chris Mason, Dalton; stepchildren, Burke and Suzanne George, Charlotte, NC, Brian and Cindy George, Blue Ridge, and Carroll and Lori Chastain, Ellijay. He was adored by his grandchildren: Lindsay Godfrey, Genene and Rob Churchill, Will Godfrey, Stephanie George, Caroline Godfrey, Jessica George, Erin George, Rachel George, Mary Katherine Mason, Connor Mason, and John Myles Mason, as well as two great-grandsons, Michael Lickey and Mason Godfrey. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Janet Mason Harper, and Mrs. Teresa Mason Lingler.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 4pm at the Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Graves officiating. Interment will follow in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the Calvary Baptist Church on Thursday from 2pm until the service hour. At other hours, they will be at each of their respective residences.

The following gentlemen will serve as active and honorary pallbearers and are asked to assemble at the Calvary Baptist Church on Thursday at 3:30pm: Tim Martin, Jeff VanVlake, Charlie Culberson, Scott Gaylor, Todd Patrick, Chris Bragg, Barry Didrick, Joel Smith, Tim Mansour, Joseph Mansour, Donnie Spellman, Butch Allen, James Blanton, Steve Blanton, Bo Bragg, and Jeff Graves.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Coosa High School Baseball Program, c/o Coosa High School, 4454 Alabama Highway, Rome, GA 30165.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.