Bunie Ray Mason, 88, of Morgantown, Ky., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at the Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky. He was born in Morgantown, Ky., on July 8, 1926, to the late Estill and Ophelia Proctor Mason.
Bunie was a retired machine operator, WWII Army Veteran and a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church. Bunie enjoyed fishing, gardening, canning and most of all spending time listening and talking on his CB radio.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Willow Mason; sister, Opalene Mason Dennis; and the mother of his children, Ellen Mason.
He is survived by three sons, Donald Ray Mason and wife, Nina, of Morgantown, Billy Wayne Mason and wife, Sandy, of Horse Branch, Ky., William Estil Mason and wife, Tracy, of Morgantown; two daughters, Wilma Barrow and husband, Allen, of Morgantown, Donna Howard and husband, Joey, of Morgantown, Ky., 16 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren; one sister, Martha Nell Woosley and husband, Leonard, of Morgantown.
Funeral Service will be held at Smith Funeral Home on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. with Bro. Wayne Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in Sandy Creek Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until time of service at Smith Funeral Home, Morgantown, Ky.