The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, December 23, 1995            TAG: 9512230340
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

JOHN H. MASON

John H. Mason, of the 900 block of Reservoir Ave., died Dec. 20, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mr. Mason, a retired grounds keeper, worked for Norfolk Community Hospital. He was a native of Norfolk.

Survivors include a daughter; a son; four daughters, Bernice Teel, Hattie Mason, Estelle Mason, and Fannie Mason, all of Norfolk; two brothers, Lonnie Mason of Springfield, Fla., and Edward Mason of Norfolk.

The funeral will be conducted at noon Tuesday in Graves Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Jesse Arrington. Burial will be in Betty Jones Cemetery. The family will be at 969 Marshall Ave.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB