Doris Ann Himes Mason or “Ninnie” to her family, 85, of Beaver Dam passed away April 24, 2024, with her family by her side at Ohio County Healthcare. She was born September 21, 1938, in Hartford, Kentucky to the late Elbert Himes and Ethel Whitler Himes. Doris retired from the Ohio County Public Library after forty-two years as the children’s Librarian.
Aside from her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Billy C. Mason; daughter, Lisa Mason Chaney; grandson; Billy T. Mason; two sisters, Betty Lois Himes, and Ethel Rae Himes; three brothers, Billy Joe “Pete” Himes, Bobby R. Himes, and Freddie B. Himes.
Doris leaves behind to cherish her memory her devoted son, Terry Mason of Beaver Dam; five grandchildren, Amanda Mason (Bobby) Hays of Beaver Dam, Mariah (Nate) Stallings of Utica, Craig Adam Mason of Hartford, and Robert (Samantha) Jones and Courtney Jones, of Maryland; eleven great-grandchildren, Makiah, Hadley, Jeslynn, Aiden, Maddox, Dejha, Kadince, Jackson, Hazel, Mea, and Sylas; two sisters, Joan Himes of Beaver Dam and Janice Himes Stone of Bowling Green as well as several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Monday, April 29, 2024, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Bro. Keith Shephard officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Hartford, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Doris’ family from 12 PM until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Doris Ann Himes Mason by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.