Robert Larry Mason

Robert Larry Mason, son of the late Dorothy and Lacomis Mason, passed peacefully in his home in Manchester, KY Monday morning, Nov. 2, 2015. He was a marine, an author, a loving husband, father, and a deacon in his church.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Sheila (Davis) Mason, a loving sister, Dorothy Ann (Mason) Joyce, an aunt Mary Ola Johnson; eight children: Rahmise Jamal Mason (Tonya), Adrianne Renee Stott (Ronald), Carmelita Shari Jones (James), Raphiem Armuri Mason, Rakeem Saleke Mason (Janine), Rashid Salem Mason, Rashanda Jeanette Mason, Kecia Denise Dolberry (Sir Larre); twenty one grand-children; and eleven great grand-children. He was also survived by his brother in arms, a fellow marine who served with him in Vietnam, Rev. Odessie Malone.

Visitation will be at Marable Temple 139 State Street, Providence, KY 42450 on Saturday Nov. 7, at 11:00 a.m. with services beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Mason & Sons Funeral Home at 409 East Noel Ave, Madisonville, KY 42431 is entrusted with final arrangements. Flowers may be sent to the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.masonbrothersfs.com .