Adelaide Hardy Mason

MASON, Adelaide Hardy, 44, of Roanoke and formerly of Warrenton, died on Sunday afternoon, November 9, 2008. She was a retired librarian from the Fauquier County School system with over 25 years of service. Mrs. Mason was a former member of Saint James Episcopal Church in Warrenton, and was a current member of Saint Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Roanoke. Surviving are two sons, Thomas F. Mason and wife, Dorothy, of Newark, Ohio, L. Hardy Mason and wife, Elizabeth Kyle, of Shenandoah Junction, W.Va.; a daughter, Adelaide Bass "Dee" Mason of Roanoke; their father, T. Freeland Mason of Richmond; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday from Saint Elizabeth's Episcopal Church with the Reverend Becky Crites officiating. Interment will take place at 1 p.m. Friday from Oak Ridge Cemetery in South Boston. While flowers are appreciated, memorials may be made to Saint Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, 2339 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke, Va. 24015, or The Roanoke Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 11525; Roanoke, Va. 24022. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Oakey's South Chapel.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.