Mrs. Dona ATKINS Mason, 1956
Madisonville Democrat, Thursday, (Monroe Co. TN) November 22, 1956, Page 1:
“Mother of Local Man Dies Monday---Mrs. Dona Atkins Mason died Monday night at an Athens hospital following a brief illness.
Mrs. Mason, daughter of the late Andy and Geritta Tallent Atkins, was a member of Marshall Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John R. Mason; five sons, Buster Mason of Madisonville; Earl of Mineral Bluff, Georgia; Amos and J.B. of Ducktown, and Cecil of Athens; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Anderson of Farner and Mrs. B.H. Hillis of Athens; 33 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Alfred Mason, Mrs. Roy Henderson, Mrs. Josie Harrill and Mrs. Henry Mason of Niota, and Mrs. Tom Raper of Englewood; four brothers, Jim, Sam, John and Everett Atkins.
Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at Marshall Hill Baptist Church. Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery.”