Dorotha May Mason
1923 – 2021
Dorotha May Mason, a long time Deer Creek/Cashion resident passed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on June 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.
Dorotha was born on May 28, 1923 at the Dressel farm to Edward Jerome and Ethel May (Nicholas) Huntleman. When she was 4, they moved to Cushing where her daddy worked on the railroad. Several years later, they moved back to the Cashion area where her grandparents and family lived. Dorotha attended Guthrie High School, graduating in 1940. They attended church at the Cashion United Methodist Church. She married the love of her life, Carl Mason on October 25, 1943 at the Cashion United Methodist Church. To this union, Elaine and Harold were born. They moved to the Edmond area/ to the farm and later built a home where they both lived the rest of their lives. During her lifetime Dorotha wore many hats – homemaker, cooking for the hired hands, gardening, milking cows, seamstress, quilter, crocheting and #1 farm assistant. Dorotha will be remembered for making beautiful quilts for each of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, making jellies for Christmas, taking the grandchildren to Colorado each year and playing games and having fun. She was the oldest member of the Cashion United Methodist Church where she attended Sunday School and through out the years, as long as she could, ran the United Methodist Woman’s Group, also making pies, jellies, and noodles for the fund
raisers at church. Dorotha was a member of a pitch club, women’s pitch club and ladies canasta club.
She loved her family, going to the Family Reunions was a high light to her year.
Dorotha is survived by her daughter Elaine Krey and husband Richard of Rush Springs, son Harold Mason and wife Jaynee of Minco, grandchildren Anita Marler and Duane, Renee’ Davis and Shannon, Doug Krey and Crystal, Krystal Newell and Chris, great grandchildren Dylan Davis, J. Dalton Newell and Kass, McKenzie Sprowls Bush and Jordan, Barrett Newell and Lauren, Montana Newell, Jacob Davis, Jenna Davis, Mason Krey and Raygan Krey, great great granddaughter Masyn Rose Newell and numerous extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Carl, grandson Jeffrey Mason, sister Marjorie Hamilton and Kathern Harmon and infant brother Harold Huntleman.
The family would like to thank her care givers, Verna, Geri, Dyanna and Arianna for loving her like family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday June 29, 2021 at Cashion United Methodist Church, Cashion, Oklahoma. Pastor David Petty will officiate. Interment will follow at Cashion Cemetery, Cashion, Oklahoma.
Visitation will be held at the Cashion United Methodist Church on Monday, June 28, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Dearest ones. My Aunt “Dorothy” as I called her was very precious to me. She was like a second mother through the years. She lived a wonderful life and will be greatly missed. I have great memories of our times together, particularly in our younger years. Hugs and love. Delores (Harman) and Earl Shortridge
The staff of the Oklahoma Centennial Farm & Ranch program send our sincerest condolences for your loss. May your wonderful memories bring you peace in time and help heal your hearts.