Marjorie Bryant Tittemore Mason

Marjorie E. Bryant (nee Tittemore) Mason died on Saturday April 24, 2010, at the Aria Health Care – Bucks County Campus in Langhorne. She was 83 years old. Born in Concord, NH, she was a resident of Perkasie since 1968. She had previously lived in Bensalem.

Mrs. Mason and her late husband Jack D. Bryant owned and operated Bryant Aviation and the Pennridge Airport in Perkasie from 1968 to 1985. She was an accomplished aviator; twice receiving the Governor’s Trophy for Aviation, the 1973 Pennsylvania Flight Instructor of the Year Award and was inducted with her husband into the Int’l. Forest of Friendship in Kansas. Marjorie was a member of the Ninety-Nines (a women’s aviation organization), the IFF, the AOPA and the Aviation Council of Pennsylvania. She was also the co-founder of the Upper Bucks County Technical School’s Aviation Division and on their Board of Directors.

After retiring from the airport, Marjorie was the manager of the Pennridge Senior Center from 1994 to 2007 and was instrumental in the move to their new facilities.

Mrs. Mason was a member and past Elder of St. Stephen’s UCC Church in Perkasie. She was also a Member of the Perkasie Women’s Club. Her other interests included volunteering at the Samuel Pierce Branch of the Bucks County Library and the Pearl Buck Foundation. She also enjoyed gardening.

Marjorie was the beloved wife of Jack D. Bryant for 49 years before his death in 1994 and Lewis Mason for 2 years before his death in 2006. She was the devoted mother of Virginia Terry of Blakeslee, Dale (Patricia) Bryant of Langhorne, and Robert (Sharron) Bryant of Bensalem. She was the loving grandmother of Patrick and Jennifer Terry, Michael, Lisa, and Brandy Bryant. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy Olson of Colchester, CT.

Relatives and friends are invited to her memorial service 11 AM on Thursday April 29, 2010 at St. Stephen’s UCC Church, 110 North Sixth Street, Perkasie, PA 18944. Friends may call from 9 AM until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Ninety-Nines Inc., 4300 Amelia Earhart Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73159 or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454

Alexandria, VA. Condolences may be left at www.lambfuneralhomeinc.com.

Arrangements by the Lamb Funeral Home, Huntingdon Valley, PA and the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, Perkasie, PA.

TRIBUTE TO MARGE BRYANT MASON

Given by Nancy S. Keenan

Upon her Retirement

June 29, 2007

Marge Bryant Mason. Our guest of honor. Everyone knows her. To know her is to love her. She has touched so many lives.

The first time I heard of Marge, she and her late husband Jack managed the Pennridge Airport. Then I began to hear from several people that Marge was their flight instructor. I heard she flew in the Powder Puff Derby, a coast to coast air race for women. For years I heard nothing but great things about Marge.

Then I met Marge. Was I in for a surprise. She was even better than her press, and that was an accomplishment.

Pennridge Senior Center has been blessed with many good managers through the years. Each seemed to be right for the time they served. God looked kindly on us when she send Marge to be our nutrition manager, and then to be our center manager.

In addition to her caring ways, Marge brought her reputation with her, and that key opened a lot of doors for us in our initiative to build a new senior center. Years ago not many people knew there was a senior center in Perkasie, and probably cared less. It took years to raise community awareness.

When Marge arrived, community awareness went into high gear. The path to a new center has been long and hard, but it would have been a lot longer and a lot harder had Marge not spread her wings at the center. Her outreach to all her community contacts opened many doors for us.

A senior center is a home away from home for so many people. A good center manager has a big heart and a warm, kind word for those who need it most. Well, Marge fit that bill too. Her heart is so big it encompasses all her friends and acquaintances. There is always a smile, a willingness to help, a warm welcome from Marge.

Along the way, Marge found a new romance, her husband Lew. There followed a courtship on a motorcycle and Marge was once more a blushing bride.

Marge has earned the greatest tribute anyone could receive. She is in the hearts of all those with whom she as associated. She is surrounded by the love of not only her husband Lew, but of all those who have been blessed to come to know her. She has spread her bread of love upon the water and it has come back to her 1000 fold.

We will miss our center manager Marge, but our friend Marge will still be there for us. Our world is better because of the contributions of Marge Bryant Mason.