Sherylon Mason
September 20, 1936 — April 14, 2016
Sherylon Chivers Mason passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016. She was born on September 20, 1936, and married the love of her life, Woodard, in 1954. Together they owned and operated Woody’s Hardware in Lonoke for more than 20 years. After selling the business, she went on to work for the Lonoke County Extension for many years before retiring.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence Lassiter Smith. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Woodard Mason, her son, Craig Mason of Lonoke, Ark., her daughter Melodie Hardke and her husband Gary of Carlisle, Ark., her cherished grandsons, Garrison Hardke and wife Elizabeth of Marion, Ark., Zac Mason and wife Andrea of Alexander, Ark., and Jarrod Hardke and wife Rachel of Carlisle, Ark. She is also survived by three great-grandsons, Mason Hardke, Ben Hardke, and William Hardke.
A special thank you to the staff at Chambers Nursing Home in Carlisle for their wonderful care and kindness during the last few months.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2016, at the Lonoke Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lonoke United Methodist Church, 220 S. Center St., Lonoke, AR 72086, or Baptist Health Hospice, 11900 Colonel Glenn Road, Suite 2000, Little Rock, AR 72210.