Flay Elizabeth (Mason) Ford (1921 - 1998)

Born 30 Jun 1921 in Bond, Stone, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 May 1998 at age 76 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Flay Elizabeth Mason was born on Jun 30, 1921 in Bond, Stone, Mississippi, USA as the first child of Robert Flay Mason and Generva Fergerson. ^[1]

She had one sibling, namely: Robert Jr.

She died on May 17, 1998 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 76). ^[2] Plus half-siblings.

Flay Elizabeth Mason lived in Beat 5, Forrest, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter).

She lived in Rural, Forrest, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law).

She lived in , Forrest, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Rock Hill Rd; 28 Age: 28; EnumerationDistrict: 18-65; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married). She lived (Wife RelationToHead: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA (Brooklyn Cemetery). ^[3]

Buddy Sullivan and Flay Elizabeth Mason had the following children (also see obit):

1. Baraba Ann Sullivan was born about 1938 in Mississippi, USA.

Obituary

BROOKLYN, Miss. -- Mrs. Flay E. Ford, 76, died Sunday, May 17, 1998, in Wiggins.

Mrs. Ford was a housewife and a Methodist.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Pettis of Wiggins; two sons, Charles Sullivan of Brooklyn, Miss., and Robert Sullivan of Wagram, N.C.; four sisters, June Grubbs and Marion Wade, both of Jackson, Ann Walker of McGee and Ida Sue White of New Hebron; five brothers, Luke Mason and Newt Mason, both of Jackson, John Mason of Brandon, Jimmy Mason of McGee and Homer Mason of Ark.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A service will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home Chapel in Wiggins, where friends may call two hours and 30 minutes before service time. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery in Brooklyn, Miss.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQN-S4GK : 10 February 2023), Flay Elizabeth Sullivan, .
2. ↑ Obituary for Flay Elizabeth Sullivan Ford
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60310729/generva-dossett: accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Mrs Generva Fergerson Dossett (18 Jul 1903–Sep 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60310729, citing Granny Bounds Cemetery, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Robert E. Lee (contributor 46830810).
4. ↑ Published The Sun Herald, Tuesday, May 19, 1998

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4SP-GSN : Thu Dec 07 19:12:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Ben P Ferguson and Sallie Ferguson, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBR-F6R : Fri Oct 06 06:53:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Sallie E Fergerson and Generva Mason, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-624 : Tue Nov 28 10:21:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Mason and Velma Mason, 1940.