Mary Florence Hebb Mason, 87, of Lexington Park, MD died February 10, 2008 in the St. Mary's Nursing Center, Leonardtown, MD.

Born November 16, 1920 in Compton, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Ignatius Hebb, Sr. and Mary Florine Hebb Robinson. Mary Florence received her formal education at the old Banneker Elementary School in Loveville, MD. During her youth, she attended St. Francis Xavier Church in Compton, MD, where she was also united in matrimony to her husband Jeremiah A. Mason, Sr. in 1938. Mary Florence relocated to Lexington Park and became a dedicated member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church until her health deteriorated. She was a domestic worker for many years employed at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, MD. She enjoyed her children, cooking and preparing meals for family and friends (mainly stuffed ham, candied sweet potatoes and all the trimmings). Mary Florence enjoyed dancing, playing bingo, gardening and phone conversations with family, friends and especially Mrs. Theresa Young.

Mary Florence is survived by six living children; Mary (Mark) Jones, John (Bevaline) Mason, Maria Nelson, James Mason, Douglas Mason and Michael (Phyllis) Mason, siblings; Agnes Hortense Barnes, Joseph (Mary) Hebb, Sr., Francis Hebb, Mary Ann Wilkens, Mary Rosetta Gough, Linda (Preston) Dyson and Ella Robinson, daughters-in-law, Mamie, Elizabeth, Mary and Paula, two sisters-in-law, Margaret Hebb and Theresa Taylor, 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by daughters-in-law, Marie, Elaine, Michelle and Regina and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jeremiah A. Mason, Sr., six children, Jeremiah A. Mason, Jr., Joseph Mason, Carolyn Mason, Thomas Mason, George Mason and Leroy Mason, siblings Mary Viola Jones, James Hebb, Leroy Hebb, Delores Thomas and Horace Robinson, Jr, one daughter-in-law, Gladys Mason and one son-in-law, Lorenzo Nelson

The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 14, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Lexington Park, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. The Reverend Jack Kennealy will be the celebrant. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.