Cyane Mason Cabell

CABELL, Cyane (Bemiss) Mason, died on October 12, 2008 at her home in Center Harbor, N.H. Cyane was born in Richmond, Va. on February 9, 1917 to Dr. Hatley Norton Mason (1880-1978) and Frances Lockert (Bemiss) Mason (1892-1974), graduated from Collegiate School. On May 11, 1940, she married Richard Aylett Cabell (1912-1992), and they moved to New York, where they lived in Manhattan, Bronxville, Pleasantville, and Waccabuc. She volunteered for more than 15 years at Grasslands Community Hospital. Cyane first visited Squam Lake in Center Harbor in 1944, where she and her family spent subsequent summers. In 1977, they built a year-round home on Squam Lake. Following his retirement, Cyane and Richard spent many winters in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Cyane enjoyed tennis, gardening, horses, the ocean, friends, and family. She will be remembered for her kind words, gentle demeanor, and immense inner strength. Cyane is predeceased by her husband, Richard; daughter, Frances C. Anaya; and brother, H. Norton Mason Jr. She is survived by three sons, Richard A. Cabell of Nanaimo, B.C., J. Norton Cabell of Eugene, Ore., and Nicholas Cabell, of Los Altos, Calif.; nine grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; two brothers, John K. Mason of New York City and Lockert B. Mason of Wilmington, N.C.; a sister, Frances M. Waller of Danville, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 23 at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to Community Health & Hospice, Inc., 780 North Main St., Laconia, N.H., 03220 or a charity of your choice.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.