28th Wedding Anniversary

Twenty-eight years ago, I got married to Robert "Bob" William Phillips on Easter Sunday.  Today, twenty-eight years later we are separated and have been for two years. Hopefully, soon I will be divorced and getting my maiden name back to LOVE.  I never thought at 75 years of age I would be going through a divorce again, but that's life. We really don't know what tomorrow will bring and this will be the last time I will post anything about this marriage.

At the airport getting ready to board a plane for our honeymoon to Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Jacksonville, FL, April 1988.

Charles Wesley Mason, Sr., Family

Front Row: Charlene Rebecca "Becky" Mason Roach and Loretta Louise Mason Pacanowski.

Back Row:  James "Jimmy" Arthur Mason, Jr., Alice Marie Mason Gunthur, Phillip "Phil" Francis Donald Mason and Charles Wesley "Wes" Mason.

Charlene Rebecca "Becky" Mason Roach and her new found sister, Ellen Marie Warnick Mason Lane.

Ellen Marie Warnick Mason Lane

Ellen Marie Warnick Mason Lane and husband, Allan Lane.

Charles Wesley Mason's Family Pictures

My cousin, Charles Wesley Mason, Jr., (Wes) became my friend on Facebook and together we are hoping to bring our family closer together with pictures, etc.  I was so happy to post on my blog of our family members that Wes shared with me.  Thanks so much, Cuz! 

 Left to right, Phillip Francis Donald Mason, Loretta Louise Mason Pacanowski, Charles Wesley "Wes" Mason, Jr., and Alice Marie Mason Gunther.  (James Arthur "Jimmy" Mason not shown) 

Uncle Charles Wesley Mason, Sr., remarried and had five more children with Marjorie Jean Glass Mason. After he died, Aunt Marjorie remarried a Quinlan.  She died in Killen, AL in June 2013. 

Charlene Rebecca "Becky" Mason Roach at 8 years old.  

The first born of Charles Wesley Mason, Sr. and Maxine Laycock Mason.

Maxine Laycock Mason

January 17, 1925 ~ April 4, 1964

My mother, Maxine Laycock Mason. She was a sweet and beautiful lady. She went to Heaven on April 4, 1964 when I was 17. I miss her!  Becky Mason Roach

Becky Mason at age 4.

Becky Mason and Uncle Clyde Duncan. 

Uncle Charles Wesley Mason, Sr., in the Army.

I remember seeing this picture of Uncle Charles while growing up.  Picture taken in Italy at age 18.

Uncle Charles all decked out in a suit.

Charles Wesley Mason, Sr.

Headstone of Charles W. Mason, Sr., Union Park Cemetery, Chaffee, Missouri. 

Charles W. Mason in the Army.

Uncle Charles W. Mason, Sr., Death Certificate.

Uncle Clyde Duncan and Uncle Charles Mason.

Grandma Mason at Mama's (Evelyn Ann Mason Love) grave March  1979.

Sister, Laura Love Ables, Aunt Ruby Duncan and Grandma Mason at Mama's grave, Vicksburg, MS.

Grandpa Mason's Death Certificate.

(Grandpa Mason) James Arthur Mason's grave-site at Vicksburg, MS.

Claude Duncan, Uncle Clyde Duncan and Grandpa James A. Mason.

Lefiord Mason birth certificate that Charles Mason used to get in service.

Grandma Frances Mason with Charles Wesley Mason, Jr.

James Arthur Mason's Family Group Record

James Mason's Family Group Record

James Mason's Family Group Record

Thinking Of Mom

Evelyn Anne Mason Love

February 11, 1921 ~ March 17, 1979

(37 years ago on St. Patrick's Day)

In Memory Of Mom

February 11, 1921 ~ March 17, 1979

Today Mom would have been 95 years old but only lived to be 58 years old and died on March 17, 1979 of pancreatic cancer. As of today she has been gone for 37 years.  Missing Mom!

Thomas Blanchard Huff's Obituary

(Just came across Tom's Obit today).  

Thomas Blanchard Huff

Fort Worth, TX - Thomas Blanchard Huff died Monday, April 11, 2005, in Fort Worth, TX.  He was 89.

Mr. Huff was born in New Orleans to Myra Clark Gaines Mazerat and Watson Huff.  He retired to Slidell, LA, where he lived for 10 years, then moved to Fort Worth two years ago.

He was a gunnery sergeant in the Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star.  He had worked for the railroad, managed apartments and was proprietor of Huff's Hardware.  He was a member of AmVets, VFW Post 7194, the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and the Timberwolves, his infantry division.

He was preceeded in death by his wife, Josephine Rice Huff.

Survivors include two daughter, Tomi Huff of Fort Worth and Ann Meier Klees of Tampa, FL; one son, James Meier of Covington, LA; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and other relatives, including Marian Love Phillips, Laura Love Ables and Marion Edward Love Jr., all of Vicksburg.

A memorial service was Saturday at Holy Angels Convent in New Orleans.

Burial followed at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Dad and Mom's 76th Wedding Anniversary Day

Marion Edward Love, Sr. and Evelyn Anne Mason Love, with Marie Davis (Maid of Honor) who became my Godmother) and James E. Love (Best Man), my Grandfather. The Mississippi River in the background at Vicksburg, MS, February 3, 1940.