The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-25
MRS. WILL MASON is
KILLED BY TRAIN
Auto Wrecked When Struck by
Cars at CrOssing-Daugh-
ter Injured.

According to report, Mrs. Mason
driving from the west of the railroad
had stopped at the crossing to avoid
moving freight train, and when
danger from it was past, started a.
cross the track only to be overtaken
by switch engine going in the op-
posite direction from behind station
ary cars.
Joe B. West and Irby Goss who
reached the scene Immediately after
the tragedy found Mrs. Mason lying
under the wrecked automobile with
practically the entire head crushed
from her body. Her four year old
daughter, Martha, the only other oc-
cupant Of the car was lying under
her mothers body, calling for her
father. Messrs. West and Goss NOV
ed the wreckage so that the child
could be extricated.
Little Martha was lifted into a
passing car driven by Tom Crawford
and conveyed to the offices of Drs.
Higdon & Mcleod where the little
broken fingers weer dressed and nc
other serious injuries discovered. All
that was left of the splendid young
woman who few moments before
was regnant with life and all its pro-
misses of happy fruition for her home,
her husband and her little daughter
and son, was taken to Hartman's un-
dertaking establishment and there
prepared for the inevitable last rest
ing place" whose near approach was
entirely unanticipated in the fulness
of the joy of living that abounded
at the Mason home.
Mrs. Mason was one of the most
esteemed young women of this COM
munity where she had spent practi-
cally her entire life. She and a
younger sister, Mrs. T. E. Coker, to
whose home Mrs. Mason's car was
directed when the accident occurred
were first honor graduates of their
respective classes in the Brookhaven
High School. Mrs. Mason taught in
the Brookhaven Public School fol
twelve years. She was possessed with
genius for teaching and whether
it was the first grade or as Hall
Teacher, she efficiently filed the Of
fee and was a fine disciplinarian
and. yet was greatly loved as both
friend and teacher among the pupils
She was known best as Miss Ruby
among the large contingent of young
people whose lives have received the
impress of her strong and splendid
character and influence and who now
live to bless her memory. 1t is a
mystery beyond the ken of mortal
mind that the precious little ones oi
her own heart and hearth should be
deprived of their mothers care and
training when she had helped sc
many other mothers to rear their lit
tie ones as they came under hel
guiding hand in the schoolroom.
Since miss Ruby's'' marriage to
Mr.. Will D. Mason, whose persistent
and untiring devotion to her as
sweetheart and wife made her life q
realization of its highest ideals, the
two have made their home at the
well-known and historic w. C. Mason
home where also dwelt the devoted
husbands mother and sister, Miss
Margaret Mason, who share the sor-
row that has thrown it's pail over the
sunshine of the hearthstone made ra-
diant by the erstwhile presence Of
the young wife and mother.
Beside the stricken husband
whose grief is almost more than he
Ecan bear, there are left to mourn the
little daughter, the year-old son, two
sisters. Mines T. e. Coker of Brook
haven and Luke Curtis of Bogalusa
her father and two brothers now re.
siding in Arkansas.
A large concourse of Brookhaver
friends and neighbors of the Unior
Hall Vicinity, and relatives from neal
and far, gathered together in the
Baptist Church yesterday Afternoon
to pay the last tribute Of esteem tc
Mrs. Mason. Exquisite flowers ex'
pressed in part the sympathy and sor'
row Of every heart in the presence
of the mortal part left by "the i'm
mortal spirit which is life everlast
ing"
Rev. ]. A. Taylor, who had receiv,
ed Mrs. Mason as member Of tht
church only few short weeks ago
officiated in word and manner as few
can do, under circumstances so try
ing, after which the precious ella!
was inferred at Rosehill where Rev
/. H. Anding offered prayer.
Honorary pall-bearers were Messrs
P. q. Jones, C. e. Grafton, ]. H
johnson, w. H. Frizell, H. c. Green
wood, H. Flowers.
Active, Messrs. H. G. Mills, r. L
Davis, j. H. Loving, Will Abshagen
Sidney Penn, ]. M. Furlow.
Among visitors were Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Champlin, Hattiesburg; Mrs
Ed. Mason, Fort Worth, Tex; Mr.
and Mrs. Will Atwood. Minter City
Miss; Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Curtis ant
son, Bogalusa: Mr.. Atwood. the be
reaved father from Higginson, Mrs
Lucius Barr, McComb; Mrs. Walte
East, Norfeld.
"All is Of God that is an,
Is to be-;
And God is good. Let this suf
fce us still.
Resting in child-like trust upol
His will,
Who moves to His great end un
thwarted by the i'll"
THE Nff PLEASANT School will civ