Leck Paschal Mason

Leck Paschal Mason COLUMBIA - A memorial service for Leck Paschal Mason age 83 of Columbia will be held at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at her home on Friday, January 17, from 4 until 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Mason died at home on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Born June 11, 1930, in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Clara Leck DeLoach Paschal and Robert Sheldon Paschal; she was reared in Columbia. A graduate of Columbia High School, she attended Mary Baldwin College for two years, then graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1951, later receiving a master's degree. Mrs. Mason was employed for many years by the South Carolina court system, then she worked for the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of South Carolina. She had been a member of the Junior League of Columbia and the Columbia Garden Club; she was a member of the Columbia Bridge Club and of three book clubs: the New Century Club, the Junior League Literature Club, and The Club, as well as several dance clubs. She was a member of Trenholm Road United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughters, Leck Mason Goodnough, Lee Mason Gregory (William E.), and Ann Mason Hughes (Michael F.); and son, John Allen Mason, Jr., all of Columbia. There are eight grandchildren: Angela Leck Chandler of Greensboro, N.C.; John Elliot Gregory, James Robert Gregory, Georgeann Paschal Gregory, and Joseph Edward Gregory; Mary McKenzie Mason, Kelly Kelsey Mason, and Lindsey Lee Mason; as well as three sisters-in-law, Ann Weaver Paschal, Mary Louise Gaillard Mason, both of Columbia, and Jean Graham Mason, of Pawleys Island, S.C., and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Mason was predeceased by her husband, John Allen Mason, her brother, Robert S. Paschal, Jr., and her grandson, William Anderson Gregory. Mrs. Mason's family would like to thank her friends, her nurses, her doctors, and all those who helped care for her, particularly Blue Ridge Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to an animal charity or to the charity of choice. Dunbar Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunerals.com.