DOVER - Charles Mason Christopher, of Dover, passed away Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, at Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover. He was 100. Mr. Christopher was born Jan. 31, 1910, in Clayton, the son of the late Charles Ledman and Lida Mason Christopher. In 1975, he retired from Masten's Lumber Company in Clayton as a truck driver. He was a member of Trinity Wesleyan Church, Dover. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Edith G. Christopher in 2006; his sister, Leora (Loretta) Burnett in 2003; and his grandson, Christopher McCann in 1993. He is survived by his two daughters and a son-in-law, Janet C. and John D. Poore of Smyrna, and Joyce C. McCann of Dover; a grandson J. Patrick McCann Jr. of Dover; a granddaughter, Tamara L. and her husband Anas Ben Addi of Dover; three great-grandchildren, Madison L. McCann of Dover, Mason Christopher McCann of Maryland, and Noor Ramzey Ben Addi of Dover; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Kinsey of New Castle, and Sarah Garrett of Dover; a niece, Doris Mitchell of Dover; and many of his wife's nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be 12:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at Trinity Wesleyan Church, 1564 South State St., Extended, Dover, where friends may call at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Trinity Wesleyan Church, 1564, South State St. Extended, Dover, DE 19901. To send a condolence, visit
www.delmarvaobits.com. Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.