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Dorothy Lou <I>Fox</I> Mason

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Dorothy Lou Fox Mason

Birth
Death
11 Jan 2021 (aged 87)
Burial
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Dorothy Lou Fox Mason
August 14, 1933 - January 11, 2021

DOROTHY LOU FOX MASON WAS BORN AUGUST 14, 1933 IN PETTY, TX AND PASSED AWAY JANUARY 11, 2021 IN GRANBURY, TX.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, CLARENCE ALLEN FOX AND MINNIE SMITH FOX. ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE OLDER SISTER, NAOMI "OMER" FOX BRAWNER, AND 4 OLDER BROTHERS: RAYMOND FOX, CHARLIE FOX, ANDREW FOX, AND EDWARD FOX.

DOROTHY IS SURVIVED BY HER 5 CHILDREN: DAVID RAY MASON OF GRANBURY, TX; DANNY LEE MASON OF ALLEN, TX; ROSS ALLEN MASON OF AUSTIN, TX; LINDA KAY MASON HELMS OF GEORGETOWN, TX; AND ANNA MARIE MASON SONEFF OF DENVER, CO.

DOROTHY IS ALSO SURVIVED BY 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. ALSO ONE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, KIMBERLEY GRINNELL MASON AND 2 SONS-IN-LAW: BRUCE HELMS AND GREG SONEFF.

FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 FROM 2:30-3:30PM
AT RESTLAND FUNERAL HOME DALLAS. SERVICE WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AT 3:30PM IN THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL.

DOROTHY WAS AN INTELLIGENT, FUN LOVING, DOWN-TO-EARTH LADY. HAVING BEEN RAISED IN A COTTON FARMING FAMILY OUTSIDE OF PETTY, TX, SHE LEARNED THE ART OF HARD WORK, PERSISTENCE, AND FRUGALITY. TIMES WERE FAIRLY HARD IN THE EARLY DAYS, BUT SO IT WAS WITH MANY A FAMILY IN THE 1930'S. WITH A LARGE FAMILY INCLUDING 4 OLDER BROTHERS, DOROTHY DEVELOPED A GREAT LOVE OF FAMILY, AND A CRAZY SENSE OF HUMOR.

SHE LOVED TO DANCE AND LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT WOULD MAKE YOU TAP YOUR FEET, ESPECIALLY GOSPEL MUSIC. HER FAMILY LATER MOVED TO PARIS, TX WHERE THEY RAN A SMALL GROCERY STORE. DOROTHY GRADUATED FROM PARIS HIGH SCHOOL

IN 1950. SHE MARRIED JACK W. MASON IN 1953 AND BY 1960 THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN,
LATER MOVING TO DALLAS, TX.

SHE HAD A KNACK FOR RAISING PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND SHE LOVED TO MAINTAIN HER VEGETABLE GARDEN. DOROTHY ALSO HAD A LOVE FOR HER PET DOGS, MOST RECENTLY HER BELOVED "MINNIE PEARL".

DOROTHY HAD A VARIETY OF JOBS OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING TELEPHONE OPERATOR, LUNCH LADY, MARY KAY, DANCE INSTRUCTOR AND SHE WAS AN AWARD WINNING SALESPERSON FOR DILLARDS DEPARTMENT STORE, FROM WHICH SHE RETIRED.

SHE'S WITH HER LORD IN HEAVEN NOW , DANCING WITH THE ANGELS. DOROTHY WAS A TERRIFIC MOM AND LOVED BY HER FAMILY AND ALL WHOM SHE MET. SHE WILL BE MISSED.
Dorothy Lou Fox Mason
August 14, 1933 - January 11, 2021

DOROTHY LOU FOX MASON WAS BORN AUGUST 14, 1933 IN PETTY, TX AND PASSED AWAY JANUARY 11, 2021 IN GRANBURY, TX.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, CLARENCE ALLEN FOX AND MINNIE SMITH FOX. ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE OLDER SISTER, NAOMI "OMER" FOX BRAWNER, AND 4 OLDER BROTHERS: RAYMOND FOX, CHARLIE FOX, ANDREW FOX, AND EDWARD FOX.

DOROTHY IS SURVIVED BY HER 5 CHILDREN: DAVID RAY MASON OF GRANBURY, TX; DANNY LEE MASON OF ALLEN, TX; ROSS ALLEN MASON OF AUSTIN, TX; LINDA KAY MASON HELMS OF GEORGETOWN, TX; AND ANNA MARIE MASON SONEFF OF DENVER, CO.

DOROTHY IS ALSO SURVIVED BY 8 GRANDCHILDREN AND 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. ALSO ONE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, KIMBERLEY GRINNELL MASON AND 2 SONS-IN-LAW: BRUCE HELMS AND GREG SONEFF.

FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 FROM 2:30-3:30PM
AT RESTLAND FUNERAL HOME DALLAS. SERVICE WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AT 3:30PM IN THE MEMORIAL CHAPEL.

DOROTHY WAS AN INTELLIGENT, FUN LOVING, DOWN-TO-EARTH LADY. HAVING BEEN RAISED IN A COTTON FARMING FAMILY OUTSIDE OF PETTY, TX, SHE LEARNED THE ART OF HARD WORK, PERSISTENCE, AND FRUGALITY. TIMES WERE FAIRLY HARD IN THE EARLY DAYS, BUT SO IT WAS WITH MANY A FAMILY IN THE 1930'S. WITH A LARGE FAMILY INCLUDING 4 OLDER BROTHERS, DOROTHY DEVELOPED A GREAT LOVE OF FAMILY, AND A CRAZY SENSE OF HUMOR.

SHE LOVED TO DANCE AND LISTEN TO MUSIC THAT WOULD MAKE YOU TAP YOUR FEET, ESPECIALLY GOSPEL MUSIC. HER FAMILY LATER MOVED TO PARIS, TX WHERE THEY RAN A SMALL GROCERY STORE. DOROTHY GRADUATED FROM PARIS HIGH SCHOOL

IN 1950. SHE MARRIED JACK W. MASON IN 1953 AND BY 1960 THEY HAD 5 CHILDREN,
LATER MOVING TO DALLAS, TX.

SHE HAD A KNACK FOR RAISING PLANTS AND FLOWERS AND SHE LOVED TO MAINTAIN HER VEGETABLE GARDEN. DOROTHY ALSO HAD A LOVE FOR HER PET DOGS, MOST RECENTLY HER BELOVED "MINNIE PEARL".

DOROTHY HAD A VARIETY OF JOBS OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING TELEPHONE OPERATOR, LUNCH LADY, MARY KAY, DANCE INSTRUCTOR AND SHE WAS AN AWARD WINNING SALESPERSON FOR DILLARDS DEPARTMENT STORE, FROM WHICH SHE RETIRED.

SHE'S WITH HER LORD IN HEAVEN NOW , DANCING WITH THE ANGELS. DOROTHY WAS A TERRIFIC MOM AND LOVED BY HER FAMILY AND ALL WHOM SHE MET. SHE WILL BE MISSED.


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