Fern M. Mason age 101 died Thursday October 26, 2006 at Spectrum Health United Memorial –United Campus Greenville. She was born in Six Lakes on May 2 1905 the daughter of Thomas and Nettie Russell Musson. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers, Alpha, Kenneth and Clifford Musson.
Fern graduated from Stanton High School with the class of 1924 and the Butterworth School of Nursing in 1927 as a registered nurse. She worked for Montcalm County Michigan State Health Department and also as night supervisor at United Memorial Hospital for many years retiring in 1970. She has touched the lives of many people.
She is a member of the Danish Sisterhood, the First Congregational Church of Greenville and the Church Women’s Fellowship and Salem Circle.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Carolyn Welsh of New Hartford, N.Y., one daughter and son-in-law, Sue Ellen and Terry Howell of Trufant, one grandson, Steven Howell of Big Rapids, and one granddaughter, Tracy Hudson of Royal Oak, MI, Five Stepchildren, Marguerite Summars of Carlisle, PA, Max Mason, of Ionia, Marvel Linnan, Marion Scott and Ruth Reed of Greenville and many very special friends and neighbors, nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Saturday October 28 , 2006 at 11 AM from Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville with her Pastor Jerrold T. Jones officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memory Gardens Belding. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial services. In Lieu of Flowers Fern has requested memorial contributions to the Bell Choir of 1st Congregational Church or American Heart Association.
