Mary Elizabeth (Klindt) Mason, age 88 Died October 20, 2021 at North Kansas City Hospital. Born March 1, 1933 to Charles and Esther Klindt in Harrison County, MO. Mary graduated from Bethany High School in 1950 and graduated Chillicothe Business College. She married Kenneth R Mason June 29, 1952 and were married for 57 years. She served her country by accompanying Kenneth at Fort Leonard Wood during the Koren war where she sewed company chevrons earning extra income. She was a member of the Civil Bend Methodist Church then Pattonsburg Methodist Church. Mary had a strong faith in God all her life, was leader of her church, and very active member. She also supported the community, Amicitia, 4-H, Daviess County Extension Council, Daviess County Health Board, numerous school functions including band, basketball, baseball and football. She was a weather observer with the Weather Bureau for 42 years.
Mary and Kenneth lived on the family farm after the army, while raising 4 children. Several times she helped with daily farm activity. Proficient with combining, haying, tilling, truck hauling, and gardening. She was tough enough to chop off chickens heads and pluck them. She was the family nurse and doctor.
They took family vacations annually, RV camping, and continued traveling all her life in all 50 states, Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada.
She loved cooking, baking, and cake decorating for grandchildren. Mary loved her strawberry patch, planting flowers and gardening. She was always giving produce away to her neighbors, friends and family. She liked picking peas so her children could shell them.
Surviving family Janet Mason, Kenneth Mason, Jr. (Phyllis), Joanne (Mason) Neibling (Melvin), Randy Mason. Grandchildren Leslie Ruby (Nate), Kyle Mason (Julie), DeAnna Dinwiddie (Kenneth), Tracey Mason, Aaron Mason (Stephanie), Tyler Mason (Shannon), Whitney Redig, (Keith), Kelly Goetz, Debra Habhegger (Jason) and 21 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by Kenneth, all her siblings and their spouses, parents, and an infant daughter. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 25 at Roberson Funeral Home, Pattonsburg, MO. Burial will follow in Pattonsburg Memorial Gardens, Pattonsburg, MO. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church of Pattonsburg and/or Pattonsburg Memorial Gardens in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 152, Pattonsburg, MO 64670. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com