Joyce G. Walton Mason's Obituary
Joyce G. Walton Mason, 68, of Lexington, transitioned into eternity on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Lafayette Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Second Baptist Church in Lexington. Burial will be in Lexington Memory Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-1:30 Saturday at the church.
The sunrise of Joyce Gertrude Walton Mason was on Wednesday September 30, 1942. She was born in Lexington, Missouri the fourth child of Douglas T. Walton and Mable M. Olden-Walton.
“Sue” as she was affectionately called, accepted Jesus as her personal Savior at a young age, and was baptized at the Second Baptist Church in Lexington under the pastorate of the late Rev. H.C. Haynes, where she attended faithfully until her home going.
On Friday July 19, 1963 she married Emanuel A. Mason, Jr. in Lexington. To this union was born two sons, Emanuel A. Mason, III and Mandez J. Mason.
Joyce attended Douglas School in Lexington from 1948 to 1956, and graduated from Lexington High School in 1961. Upon her graduation she attended Business College in Kansas City, Missouri earning a certificate as a Legal Secretary. She was employed with the Law Firm of Holiday, Kilmer, and Hughes in Kansas City as a Legal Secretary. Upon leaving the law firm, she began a career with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, under the chairmanship of notables, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Congresswoman Eleanor Norton Holmes, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, retiring in 1989 after 27 years as an Investigator. After retiring, she worked at the Missouri Department of Motor Vehicle in Lexington, from 1990 until her retirement in 2009.
She loved to cook and travel. She enjoyed traveling extensively with her family and church family.
Joyce was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Lexington, where she was a part of the Choir and WMU. She also served in various leadership capacities; at the time of her passing as Chair of the Board of Trustees. She was also a member of the Central District Missionary Baptist Association of Missouri, a participant of the Music Auxiliary and a Life Member of the WMU. She served as the Executive Secretary of the Parent Body from 1997 to 2006 under the leadership of then Moderator Rev. Everett W. Hannon, Jr. At the time of her passing she was Financial Secretary for the Congress of Christian Education, and on the Board of Trustees.
She was also a member of social organizations, The Socialites and The Progressive Matrons.
The sunset of Joyce Gertrude “Sue” Walton Mason came on Sunday February 27, 2011 at the Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington.
She leaves to cherish her memories her husband of 47 years Emanuel, of the home; two sons, Emanuel A. Mason ”Mase”, III, Lexington and Mandez J. Mason (Kristina), Kansas City, MO; three grandchildren, Ciara R. Mason, Lexington; Lauren D. Dye and Carter E. Mason, Warrensburg, MO; one sister, Mable H. Walton, Lexington; two brothers, Earl R. Walton and Charles T. Walton, Lexington; mother-in-law, Audrey F. Smith, Lexington; sisters-in-law, Annette Williams and Penny Bledsoe, Kansas City and Tennie Hamilton (Alfred), Allen, TX; a special niece Carol S. Hannon; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and a dear friend, Celeste Johnson.
Her parents, brother Johnnie “Joe”, and three sisters, Rosemary, Maxine and Selena preceded her in death.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Second Baptist Church or Village Hospice.
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