Monday, February 23, 2009

Mr. Reed

Boyd "Nick" Reed Sr., 80, of the Goddard community passed away Saturday night at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead.
Mr. Reed was president of Grant County Steel in Marion, Ind.
He was born in Bath County on June 19, 1928. His parents were the late Boone Reed and Ida Bailey Hawkins.
His wife, Lucy M. Reed preceded him in death in 2008.
He is survived by two daughters, Judy Caldwell of Marion and Jane (Roger) Adkins of Flemingsburg; one son, Boyd (Anita) Reed Jr. of Marion; four sisters, Mildred Stevens of Fairbanks, Ohio, Elizabeth Wilson of Lawes, Fla., Emma Gaddis of Harrodsburg and Louise Hockensmith of Frankfort; and 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by grandchildren Boyd L. Adkins and Carrie Jane Parker; and several brothers and sisters.

Funeral services 1 p.m., Wednesday at the Wallingford Methodist Church where Mr. Reed was a member. Entombment in Sunset Memorial Park in Flemingsburg.
Visitation after 6 p.m., Tuesday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home.

Mr. Mason

Billie Allen "Bondo" Mason, 53, of Wallingford died as the result of an automobile accident on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
He was born on Jan. 7, 1956, in Bracken County to Erma Cunningham Mason of Wallingford and the late Clarence William Mason.
Mr. Mason spent many years working as a grave digger for Leroy Conn and many community cemeteries in the immediate area.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Roberts Mason of Wallingford; three sons, Christopher William Mason and his wife Jessica, William Allen Mason, and Anthony Leon Mason, all of Wallingford; one granddaughter, Kyra Elizabeth Lynn Mason; a brother, Robert Wayne Mason and wife Jacquelyn of Wallingford; and four sisters, Linda Sue Highfield of Little Cabin Creek, Carol Ann Workman and husband Donnie of Ewing, Penny Jo Hord and husband Dale of Flemingsburg, and Mary Beth Hernandez and husband Ruben of Goddard.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher William Mason Jr.
Funeral services 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at the Barbour and Son Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Redmond officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park, Flemingsburg. Pallbearers Donnie Workman, Dale Hord, Christopher Mason, Robert Mason, Ruben Hernandez, Larry Roberts, Dustin Thacker, and Leroy Conn.

Visitation 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the funeral home.