He was 81 years old. During WWI, Brother Mason served as a captain in the U.S. Army Air Service as a balloon pilot, and as a command pilot with the Air Corps during WWII. Brother Mason graduated from Washington and Lee in 1911, serving as the Nowata County Attorney from 1914-16, and after his service in World War I he was elected district judge of Oklahoma’s 2nd District in 1919. Charles served as a district judge until he was elected to the Oklahoma State Supreme Court where he served, including two years as Chief Justice of the court from 1929-31. Respect can be paid to Brother Mason at Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata, Oklahoma.