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Mason Slusher January 24, 2004 
Bell County KyArchives Obituaries

The Pineville Sun, January 29, 2004
MASON SLUSHER

Mason Slusher, 97, of Beverly, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 
the Pineville Community Hospital. He was born on January 22, 1907 at Beverly, 
KY the son of the late James and Sarah Taylor Slusher. He was a member of the 
Primitive Baptist Church and was an active member of his community. Mason was 
a retired school Principal, served four years as a Kentucky State 
Representative and served as a bookkeeper for Round Mountain Coal Co. He was 
very active in politics all of his life. He was also active in the Coal 
business and had a grocery store at Beverly. 
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Lawson 
Slusher, sons Mason Slusher, Jr. and Silas “Punkin” Slusher, son-in-law, Rev. 
Doyle Taylor and a host of brothers, sisters and other relatives. 
Survivors include his children Dr. Eugene and Mellana Slusher of Lexington, 
KY, Opal L. and Roy Sims of Southern Pines, NC, Della Taylor of Hulen and Lucy 
and Donnie Arnett of Pineville; daughters-in-law, Freda and Margie Slusher 
both of Beverly; eighteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren and 
four great-great-grandchildren and a host of special nieces, nephews and 
friends. 
Services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home with 
Rev. Thea O. Carter, Rev. David Howard and Rev. George Neal. Music will be by 
Jimmy Jackson, Dickie Siler and Jimmy Haley. Burial will be in the Slusher 
Family Cemetery at Beverly. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Farmer Helton, Jim Bowling, Mike Bowling, Robert Costanzo, 
Bruce Bennett, Charles (Monk) Green, Paul Shephard, Dr. T.B. Hays, Dr. Steve 
Morgan, Rev. Shelby Money, Rev. W.B. Bingham, Rev. Robey Walters, John Golden, 
Elder Kenneth Robbins and Bobby Sizemore and all his very special friends that 
he has worked with to help improve the lives of his neighbors and friends of 
the mountains. 
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American 
Diabetes Association. 
The Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pineville, was honored to serve the Slusher 
Family.  Guestbook at arnettsteele.com

Source:  The Pineville Sun, Thursday, January 29, 2004



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