Elizabeth Mason Naylor

NAYLOR, Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 27 at South Elm Street Baptist Church. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. at Spring Branch Baptist Church in Dunn, N.C. Mrs. Naylor was born on October 19, 1933 in Harnett County. She was an active member of South Elm Street Baptist Church and a member of the Samaritan's class. She was a former member of Bethel Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. and Tabernacle Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C. Elizabeth loved gardening and planting trees. She loved her family dearly and was very proud of her children and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Bertha Porter Mason; husband, Ralph A. Naylor; sister, Violet Hobbs; brothers, Lloyd Mason and Jack Mason. Survivors include daughters, Cyndi Carter and husband, David, of Greensboro, N.C., Sandra Johnson and husband, Richard, of Virginia, Karen Clemons and husband, Jamie, of Virginia; son, Stephen Naylor and wife, Tonya, of Pleasant Garden; sister, Betty McLeod; brother, Eugene Mason; grandchildren, Nathan Carter, Christy Baker and husband, T.J., Bethany Johnson, Lauren Clemons, Jacob Clemons, Matthew Naylor, Anna Naylor; and great- grandchild, Ava Baker. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, at Forbis & Dick Funeral Home in Pleasant Garden. Memorial contributions may be made to South Elm Street Baptist Church, Samaritan's Class, 4212 S. Elm-Eugene St., Greensboro, N.C. 27406. Offer online condolences at www.forbisanddick.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.