Mason D. Coggin, 93, of Stanton, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 20, 2002. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, August 23, 2002 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Gene Weinette, officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Mason was born on August 2, 1909 in Abilene, Texas to Charley Eddie Coggin and Harriett Ola Trice. He grew up in rural Taylor County, near the town of View. They came to Martin County in 1924, and lived near the Courtney Community. His father soon moved the family back to View because of all the blowing dust in West Texas. During the time they lived in Courtney, Mason met a Stanton girl by the name of Lillian Bell Henson. They married June 20, 1927 in Big Spring. The couple had four children, and they were married for almost 67 years until Lillian's death, April 22, 1994. They celebrated being the,