DATE: Friday, July 18, 1997                 TAG: 9707180537

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MURDOCK D. MASON

Murdock Dorset Mason, 95, of the 2200 block of Weber Ave., died July 17, 1997.

Born in Fairfield, N.C., he was the widower of Mrs. Dorothy J. Mason. He was a member of Gospel Hall of Chesapeake and retired from Norfolk & Western Railroad after 48 1/2 years service.

Survivors include a son and his wife, Murdock L. and Lillian Mason of Chesapeake; a half-sister, Annie Willoughby of Creswell, N.C.; grandson and his wife, David M. and June Mason of Chesapeake; four step-grandchildren, Lillie Dvorak and Simon Aycock, both of Chesapeake, Joyce Gettier of Portsmouth, Iris McMain of Yorktown, Va.; and a great-granddaughter, Katie Mason of Chesapeake.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today and at the residence at all other times. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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