Frank Jarnigan "Jack" Mason^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	Frank Jarnigan "Jack" Mason
  Born	12 Apr 1921
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Sep 2008  [3]
  Buried	21 Sep 2008	Hills Union Cemetery
  Person ID	I152571	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Perry Houk Mason,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Oct 1970  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Samantha Mary Jane Strange,   b. 15 Nov 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1964  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F92067	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joyce Smelcer,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 17 Feb 2004  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Children	+ 1. Rebecca Mason   2. Karen D. Mason,   d. Bef 18 Sep 2008
  Family ID	F57071	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 17 Feb 2004. Amy Faye Smelcer Finchum obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 17 Oct 1999. Sgt. Justin Ian Strange obituary [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 18 Sep 2008. FRANK JARNIGAN "JACK" MASON, age 87, of Lucedale, MS, formerly of Dandridge, TN, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008. He was born April 12, 1921, the son of the late Houk and Samantha Strange Mason. Jack was a member of the Lawson's Chapel United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Maury High School and attended Tennessee Wesleyan college on a football scholarship. He joined the U. S. Navy/Coast Guard and served in World War II. Following his service days, he went to work for Union Carbide and Martin Marietta of the Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Complex and retired from there in 1983. Preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Smelcer Mason; daughter, Karen D. Mason; grandson, Justin Ian Strange; sisters, Evaudna Cate, Ruby J. Rainwater; brothers, Forrest M. "Dutch" Mason and Perry H. Mason. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Becky and A. V. Meynier, Jr.; grandchildren, A. V. "Chip" Meynier III, Joshua Adam Strange and Gwen Speth; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sister, Edna Caton; brother, Curt Mason; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Farrar Funeral Home Dandridge Chapel with Reverend Mike Ladd officiating. Interment graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Hills Union Cemetery with Reverend Denny Ford presiding. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME IN DANDRIDGE, TN (865) 397-2711