MASON BLEVINS
Henderson, TN: Mason Hoover Blevins age 85 passed away August 26, 2014 at the Maplewood Healthcare in Jackson.
He was born in Pageton, WV and grew up in Leslie, WV the son of the late Eli Calvin and Janie Wilson Blevins. He entered the U.S. Air Force and served three years. His last station was Roswell, New Mexico. He married Bonnie Martin in 1946 and they made their home in Leslie, WV where he worked in the coal mines for thirty years.
They moved to Henderson in 1990. He was very active in his grandchildren’s lives and was a car enthusiast.
Mr. Blevins is survived by his wife, Bonnie Martin Blevins of Henderson; two daughters, Kimberly Rainey of Jacks Creek and Beverly Gee of Henderson and a son, Richard Lathers of Lansing, Michigan; eighteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren and a sister, Edith Ellison of Rupert, WV.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debra Ann Blevins in 1958; two brothers, Vermont Blevins and Junior Blevins and three sisters, Frances Canpogna, Berdie Patterson and Hazel Fite.
Funeral services will be 4:00 PM Friday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with burial to follow in Chester County Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel 6 PM until 8 PM on Thursday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421