Obituary of J H Mason Dorey

DOREY, J.H. Mason - 92, Morden, Kings Co., passed away on Friday, May 14, 2010, in Soldier?¢s Memorial Hospital, Middleton. Born in Morden on July 3, 1917, he was a son of the late Charles Boyd and Frances Victoria (Cassidy) Dorey. Mason had taken his basic training in Yarmouth with the Army during the Second World War, but wasn?¢t called up for active service as his family business was busy supplying lumber for the construction of the Greenwood Air Base. He had owned a lot of property in the Morden area, where he also operated a saw mill which was portable and could be moved to jobs throughout the Annapolis Valley area and would purchase local pulp wood that was later shipped out of the port of Morden. Mason owned bulldozers, a small fleet of trucks, was a lobster fisherman in Morden and had taken tourists out on the Bay of Fundy. He had been the Superintendent with the Nova Scotia Department of Highways in Kings West, had worked for M.L. Whittier and Howard Margeson, both in Berwick. Mason had built the Gulf Shore Tent and Trailer Park in Pugwash. He was a former member of the Middleton and Berwick Curling Clubs and was a life member of the Aylesford and District Lions Club. Mason was a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, enjoyed playing cards, visiting friends throughout Morden in the evenings, was an avid story teller and was well known as a local historian. He was an avid member of the Liberal Party and had ran for Kings County Council. Except for a couple of years, Mason had spent a lifetime in Morden, where he was a member and warden for many years at Christ Anglican Church. He had many skills such as making grandfather clocks, band saws and screen doors. Surviving are his son, Russell (Barbara, nee Champion) Dorey, Morden; grandchildren, James (Monica Stewart), Dartmouth; Susan (John Power), Fall River; Pamela Dorey, Dartmouth; great-grandchildren, Genevieve and Sebastien, Dartmouth; Kristy and Nicole, Halifax; great-great-granddaughter, Omayma of Halifax; brother, Donald (May) Dorey, Halifax; many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Antoinette (Gaudet) Dorey, in 1986. Visitation for Mason will take place from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, in the H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, N.S., B0P 1E0, (902-538-9900). Funeral service will take place 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, in Christ Anglican Church, 2296 Morden Rd., Morden. Rev. Charles Bull officiating, with burial in the St. Mary?¢s Anglican Cemetery, Auburn. Donations in his memory may be made to the Christ Anglican Church, Morden, St. Mary?¢s Anglican Church, Auburn, or to any charity. Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home address or by visiting: www.lindsayfuneralhome.ca