I WAS SITTING COOKING  BQ ON THE 3RD OF JULY 2013 AND A THOUSAND THINGS CAME TO MIND .FIRST I THOUGH ABOUT HOW WE ALL USE TO GET TOGETHER PLAN OUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AND WHAT FOOD WE WAS GOING TO COOK AND YOU WAS A ROAST COOKER AND I ALWAYS WANTED YOU TO FIX ROAST. SO I STARTED TO LAUGH AND I KNEW THAT THE PARTY WAS GOING TO START.SO I THEN BEGIN TO THINK HOW THE LORD HAD CHANGED MY LIFE AND I SMILED CAUSE I KNOW I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN AND MR.MASON AS WELL AND MY DAD AND MOM. THATS WHY I TITLED THIS MEMORIES THIS IS IN THE MEMORY OF MY DEAR / MOM VELMA C. MASON, BILLY D. MASON, JAMES MASON FIRE BALL CLAYTON, LAURA M. SPARKS, GEORGE E. SPARKS, GRACE YATES, LUCILLE BLACK,JOE YATES, MRS.GASKIN AND MR. GASKIN THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ONES THAT WAS OUR 4TH OF JULY GONEBUT ALWAY REMEMBERED LOVE YA.

There are so many stories that i have of my grandma that there is no room to tell them all!, but one thing that i love to tell about her is her wonderfull personality. my gammy was the most loving, caring woman i kno. She would always help anyone who needed it and had faith in everone to be a good person. She was the most positive and comforting person to be around!, If i had a problem i went straight to her!!! She would always make it better, ALWAYS!... would even rub my head while i cried on her lap! If she saw me struglleing wit tha girlz she would give me her last and even if i wouldnt take it sneak it in my purse! She was my Heart! thereare so many times id call her at 2am and shed be rite there extra chipper ready to talk cuz shed be up playin her sega or doin crosswords or solitair! We would talk about everything from recipes and how long to cook stuff, or me callin to ask if i could still eat sumthin i had in tha fridge foreva lol and she hated them calls i used to scare the mess out her tellin her i'd b fixin to eat sumtin questionable! it became our little joke! jus shootin the breeze wit gammy at 2am was not irregular. But bein around her was alot of fun too, Plain cards, eatin her food, or watchin t.v.!, My favorite things! but watchin her watch jeopardy was amazing! there were so many times she answered all the questions! i swear that lady was a selfmade genius! Man I miss u grandma everthing about u!! Even when i used to get u mad smart mouthin when i was young or drivin to fast once i got grown! But really it was funny to see u mad cuz it was like u wasn't used to bein mad, even when u tried to be firm everybody knew u wouldnt even kill a fly! When i say i knooooow God musta need his angel wen he took u thats tha only thing that keeps me sain. Cuz i swear i almost went crazy but i cant be selfish he had work for u to do.... I guess really i just have to tell all how extraordinary she really was. I swear she is one of the few greatest people ive ever met. I wont ever let u be forgotten i tell my kids about u all the time they still recognize your picture! We Will always love u!! cu soon gammy!

Velma C Mason was like my second mom to me she was always there for me no matter what the situation was. She was straight to the point and never beat around the bush.I will always remember her kindness you are gone but not forgotten. I have another memory of her and she would always make my favorite food and that was roast beef and potatoes. I love you and may you rest in eternal peace.