Claudia Mason

Claudia Covington Mason, 74, of Durham and formerly of Wilson, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, First United Methodist Church, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. A second service will be held at a later date at Croasdaile Village, Durham, where she had resided for a year. Claudia was born in Wadesboro on June 26, 1935, to the late Benjamin McLauchlin and Sallie Mae Briley Covington. She graduated valedictorian from Wadesboro High School and attended Greensboro College where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in elementary education and religious education. Claudia and Carle Woodruff "Woody" Mason, Jr., of Mecklenburg County married on December 17, 1960, and lived in Chapel Hill while he was in dental school. Upon graduation, they moved to Wilson where he established his practice. She was active in the Alliance of the Fifth District Dental Society where she served as president. She also served as president of the Alliance of the North Carolina Dental Society. She grew up in the Wadesboro United Methodist Church where she had an active role and became equally involved once they moved to Wilson. She served as president of the United Methodist Women and received the Special Recognition Pin in 1982 for her active involvement in the United Methodist Women, her church and her community. Surviving is her husband of 49 years, Woody; daughter, Mary Claudia Huntley (Scott) of Cary; sons, Chip Mason (Catherine) of Raleigh and David Mason (Cate) of Carrboro; her loving grandchildren, Catherine "Catie" Francoise Mason and Caroline Anne Mason of Raleigh, Harrison Carle Huntley and William Scott Huntley of Cary; brother, Benjamin M. Covington, Jr., of Chapel Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Johnsie Mae Blackburn. Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1423, Wilson, NC 27894, or to Croasdaile Village Religious Life, Croasdaile Village, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Pkwy, Durham, NC 27705.