H. Mason

H. Marvin Mason, III, born December 31, 1956 passed away June 3, 2017. He was predeceased by his father. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Bazemore Mason and his daughter, Lena Leigh Mason; his mother, Frances Carlton Ward, and three sisters, Linda Mason, Carol Blue (Randy), Barbara Johnson (Eric); two nephews, R.D. Johnson, II (Maria), Stephen Blue and a great nephew, R. Dale Johnson, III and a great niece, Lucie Claire Johnson. He is also survived by his mother and father-in-law, Deanna and Robert Bazemore; two sisters-in-law, April Contestable (John), Anita Kelly (Declan); nephews, Zeph Kelly and Johnny Contestable, and niece, Zara Kelly. Marvin was co-owner of Mason Realty Inc. and served as the last President of The Middle Peninsula Association of Realtors. He loved life, sports and hobbies of all kinds, especially hunting, fishing, hiking and camping. He was proud of his accomplishment of hiking the Appalachian Trail. In a little over three months he hiked 1,050 miles from Georgia to Pennsylvania. His goal was to hike the entire trail in six months ending in Maine. He was well on his way but came home to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Lena. Marvin’s other lifelong dream was to build his home on the family farm “Turks Ferry” in Glenns. This was completed with great joy along with his wife Crystal two years ago. A celebration of his life will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 7th at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda, VA. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 71, Urbanna, VA 23175 or Gloucester Volunteer Fire & Rescue, P.O. Box 1417, Gloucester, VA 23061.