MASON JAMES PARSONS, infant son of Benjamin and Amy (Hook) Parsons, died peacefully on December 16, 2007 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He was surrounded by his parents and grandparents. Mason is survived by his parents of Lancaster; his canine brothers Gus and Harley; his maternal grandparents Robert and Linda Hook of Brunswick, VT and Laurie and Calvin Crawford of Groveton, NH; his paternal grandparents Michael and Laurie Parsons of Morrisonville, NY; his maternal great-grandparents Eleanor Hook of Brunswick, VT and Bill and Loretta Johnson of Littleton, NH; his paternal great-grandparents Anita and Donald Murray of Barre, VT and Bertha Kennedy of Zephyrhills, FL; his uncles Jason Hook of Bangor, ME and Benjamin Hook of Brunswick, VT as well as numerous great aunts, great uncles and cousins. Mason is predeceased by his great-grandfathers Laurence Hook, Sr. and James Kennedy. A private memorial service for the family will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Mason's name to the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; One Medical Center Drive; Lebanon, NH 03756-0001.