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Betty Mason
BETTY MASON
Avon Park, Fla.
Betty Mason passed away on Sunday April 24, 2022, after complications from a fall and suffering with Parkinson's disease for many years. She was 87 years old.
Betty was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Burlington, Iowa. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Homer and Ida Edwards. She graduated from Burlington High School and left for Chicago for a year of work to spread her wings. Upon her return, she met Richard Mason and they were married on June 18, 1955. They resided in Burlington for five years before moving to Fort Madison for nine years followed by Forest City, Iowa, where they stayed until they retired to Avon Park, Fla.
After her children were raised she attended NIACC where she received an associate degree in business and she worked Winnebago Industries as well as the local bank.
She was preceded in death by not only her parents, but two siblings and her son, Jim.
She is survived by her four children, Mary and her husband, Mark, Joni, Rick and his wife, Jackie, and Bill and his wife, Anne. She has nine grandchildren, Jennifer, Tony, Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth, Tanner, Bailey, Kathryn and Rebekah; and three great-grandchildren Brayden, Eleanor and Ryleigh. She is also survived by her brother, Don; sisters, Shirley and Sharon; and many nieces and nephews.
Betty was quite creative in making quilts and blankets to give her family; she also enjoyed cooking and baking and traveling with her husband. She loved to sing, play the piano and play golf.
Betty was a loving, giving person and cared about helping others. Her major accomplishment in the eyes of her beloved husband and children was being a mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 6, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 595 E. Main St., Avon Park, FL 33825.
A second funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, at St. James Catholic Church, 906 West O St., Forest City, IA 50436.
Donations can be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation (Parkinson's research).
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