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Page 6 The North Carolina Mason May/June 2014 WeLcome our new Brothers NC Mason Deadlines Issue Deadline January/February .......................... January 1 March/April ............................... March 1 May/June .................................... May 1 July/August ...................................July 1 September/October ....................September 1 November/December ..................November 1 4 ........................ Davis, Benjamin omas 7 ........................ Howard, Richard Arthur 10 .............................Hehl, Karl Frederick 10 ............................. Riggan, Ryan Glenn 27 ....................Ammons, John Paul Fariss 45 .............................. Brooks, Tony Bryan 45 .............................Frazier, John Lindon 58 ............................ Owens, Payton Berry 59 ............................. Baucom, Phillip Lee 64 ................................. Burr, Jeffrey Brian 76 ............................. Cherry, Sean Patrick 76 ......................... Holden, Joseph Patrick 81 ................................. Ives, Robert Allen 81 ............................. Koonce, Zack Amos 81 .............................Vann, William Allen 83 ........... Gonzales, Kelsey omas James 83 .................. Jones, Christopher Michael 90 ...................... Jones, Christopher Allan 90 ............................Parham, Wiley Wade 97 ................. Monfrado, Michael Canyon 97 ............................. orson, Kyle David 99 ...................... Goodman, Ashley Chase 99 ......................... Martin, Donald Henry 99 ............................... Moose, Craig Alan 99 ............................ Walker, Logan Ridge 99 ................................Chami, Mounir Al 99 .................... Guthrie, William Michael 102 ........................Gunter, John Franklyn 102 .......................... Roberson, Willis Ray 104 ................... Linton Jr., David Clayton 106 ........................... Brinkley, Bobby Lee 106 ......................... Gray, Dannie Edward 106 .............. Bishop Jr., Kenneth Mitchell 106 ................................ Drago, Antonino 113 ............................ Self, John Maverick 114 ....................... Ricardi, Timothy Scott 114 ........................................... Yost, Alan 114 .................... Johnson Jr., Jeffery Floyd 115 ....................... Blake, Michael George 115 ............................. Ivey, Mark Andrew 115 .......................... Gould, Roger Edwin 115 ...................... Merritt, James Timothy 115 .................... Rimmer, Stanley omas 117 .............. Williams, Shannon Jeremiah 118 ......................... Daniels, Derek Aaron 118 .................Hilderbran, Jamie Brandon 118 .............Meadows, William McKinley 125 ........................... Martinez, Jorge Luis 128 ......................... Smith, Casey Holling 134 ......................... Kennedy, Barry Clark 136 .......... Crumpton, Steven Christopher 136 ....... Valdovinos Garcia, Oscar Adrian 136 ........................Wray, Robert Jefferson 137 .......................... Brooks, Randy Keith 137 ...................... Dellinger, Michael Carl 143 ....................Harrelson, Michael Todd 145 .........................................Berry, Andy 145 .........................Potter, Warren Robert 146 ............................. Heard, Gary Kevin 146 .................................Ivie, John Peyton 151 ................ Johnston, William Mitchell 158 ..........................Haun II, Walter Reid 162 .................................Beck, Rickie Lee 170 ............................ Bitner, Stephen Lee 172 .................... Douglas, Franklin Glenn 181 .......................Flint, William Michael 191 ................... Johnson Jr., omas Scott 191 .................... Lagana, Anthony Arthur 191 .............Worthington, Roger Gurman 198 ....................... Coley, Roark Benjamin 198 .............................. Hewitt, Hikaru Li 198 ......................Mbani, Jaures Cherubin 198 ..................................Rogers, Jacob C. 202 ...................Spence, Timothy Garland 206 .............................. Blanchard, Patrick 214 ......................... Foust, Ryan Leanders 231 ....................... Gundersen, Seth Calin 231 ............................ Hargis, Garrett Lee 231 .......................... Hargis, Lee Anthony 231 ............................Scholl, Joshua Brian 237 .......................... Loftis, James Samuel 248 ...........................Jackson, Jeffrey Scott 249 .................... Mosher, Matthew Aaron 253 ............................ Shuffler, Joshua Lee 258 ..............................Rich II, Edgar Lee 261 ...................... Snyder, Shawn Michael 263 ......................Hoffman, Croun Henry 263 ..........................Kitchens, John Byron 263 ...........................Rhyne, Travis Lamar 267 ......... Huntsinger, Christopher Jordan 271 ...................Griffin, Matthew Edward 271 ........................... Jones, Scott Andrew 271 .............. Wordsworth, Joshua Redden 272 ........................... Breeden Jr., Billy Joe 272 ........................... Rouse, Guy Dawson 282 ........................... Brantley, Kyle David 283 ....................... Brown, Kenneth Wade 284 ......................... Lowry, Daniel Robert 289 ...................... Brooks, Kevin Ambrose 289 ....................Elliott, David Armstrong 296 ............................. Casper, Toby Allen 296 .......................... Keel, Clifton Hunter 300 .................. Hooker, Matthew omas 314 ........................ Whitley, Kenneth Ray 314 .............................. Jackson, Jed Ethan 317 ........................Renfrow, Brandon Ray 322 ........................... Frye, Todd Shannon 322 ..................... Arnder, Brandon Joseph 322 ................... Arnder, Christopher Paul 322 ..............................Pruitt, Tyler Adam 343 ........................ Houston, Jeffery Dane 356 ........................... Gosnell, Darren Lee 363 ..........................Greer, Brandon Scott 363 ....................Landrum, Rodney Shane 363 .........................Rhyne, Adam Charles 363 ................Spillman, Christopher Alan 369 ............................ Tolley, George Alan 369 ...............................Wooten, Jesse Ray 375 ............................. Grigg, Robert Carl 377 ................... Atchison, Daniel Willard 381 ......................... Hudson, Aaron Blake 384 ........................Cook, Bradley omas 384 ..................... Yarborough, Dean Cecil 387 ............................. Pace, Richard Alan 391 ........................................ Ortiz, Oscar 391 .............................Saults, Mark David 395 .......................Fragos, John Evangelos 397 .........................Inman, Darrell Edwin 397 .......................... Ringo, Kyle Edmond 401 ....................... Payne, William Dillard 403 .................. Greene III, Ernest Leland 405 ..................Doshier, Brandon Michael 407 .......................... Smith, Mark Rendell 407 ............... Sturdivant IV, Edward Reid 408 .............................Polak, Allan Dascal 408 .............. Schneider, Brandon Michael 408 .................. Smith II, Charles Edward 409 .....................Andrews, Charles Adam 409 ...................... McDonald, Joseph Neil 409 .............................Roberts, David Lee 409 ......................... Ward, Robert Marion 409 ........................... Golden, Jason Travis 409 ..........................Harman, John Simon 428 ..................... Blaylock, Robert Lannie 429 ....................McAdams, Kevin Patrick 429 .......................... Baker, Brantley Todd 429 .................... Rodgers, Shawn Michael 429 ..................Stallings III, James Morris 437 .......................... Parsons, Billy Wayne 446 .....................Fraser Jr., Gordon Bisset 446 ..................... Payne III, John Howard 460 ..........................Camby, Zachary Paul 462 ................. Etherton, Christopher Lee 484 ............................. Vela, Jaime Alberto 484 ............ Zimmerman, Craig Raymond 491 ......................Burleson, Sidney Shaun 492 ................... Harrington, John Bascom 492 ....................Lightcap, Jeffrey Michael 498 ............................. Grove, Nicholas A. 498 .............................. Randall, Cris Alan 498 ....................Wilson, Parker McDavid 499 ............. Williams, Jonathon Linwood 499 ....................... Sherron, omas Allen 502 .............................. Eggers, Danny Joe 509 .....van Nortwick IV, Nathaniel Oliver 515 ..................... Ballard, Robert Dwayne 515 ...................Lineberger, Jonathan Eric 515 .............................Rhyne, James Kone 515 ..................... Growel, Micheal Robert 517 .........................Tynch, Carroll Edwrd 521 ...................Shuler, Branden Matthew 532 ................................. Sims, Adam Lee 532 ..................... Sims, Christopher Allan 534 ...................... Michael, Daniel Macon 534 .............ompson Jr., William Smith 535 ....................... Toney Jr., Forrest Yates 535 ................. Greene I, Michael Ricardo 542 ...................................Dix, John Mark 550 ...................... Sessoms, Gregory Scott 552 ........................Simpkins, Allen Grant 564 ...................... Custy, Cameron Kinsey 564 .............Gendron, Christopher Daniel 565 ............ Lancaster Jr., Lloyd Cleveland 565 ..................... Lee, Phillip Christopher 568 .................... Newhall, Robert Charles 573 ...................... Atwood, Patrick Dylan 576 ...................... Black, Jonathan Walker 576 ................ Zimmerman, Travis Wayne 576 .................... Alexander, Henry Baxter 576 ........ Smith, Chase Preston McKinzie 583 ............................... Hare, Toby Lewis 589 ................. Haddock, Edward Andrew 589 ............................. Smith, Korey Lane 590 .....................Conner, omas Nathan 590 ..........................rift, Mark Gregory 598 ................. Burnette II, Anthony John 598 ................................ Smith, Orrie Lee 598 ...................... Sparks, Joshua Norman 609 ....................Rogers, Starke Matthews 646 ......................... Holmes, Carter Rhett 646 ............................Sykes, Earl Franklin 670 ............................ Beam, Frank Oliver 670 .......................Powell, Mitchell Taylor 670 ...................... Stevens, Donald Joseph 672 .............................. Mason, Cody Paul 676 ...................... Settle, Allen Van Buren 676 ...................orpe, Dameko Naishon 676 .................... Caldwell, Jason Demond 677 ................................Dixon, Justin Lee 679 ......................... Pfeffer, Grayson Cole 679 ....................... Simmons, Timothy Joe 679 ............................ Root, Robert Allen 680 ............................. Fuson Jr., Billy Lee 680 ............................. Guerra, Victor Jose 680 ....................... Nokes, Louis Malcolm 680 ................... Durigon III, Joseph Peter 680 ...................... Romano, Richard Dean 686 ........... Adams III, Charles Glenwood 688 .............. Sanford Jr., Morton William 692 ........................Davis, Stephen Patrick 692 ........................ Ritchie, Robert Briane 693 ................................ Al Ghrary, Omar 693 ..................... Bomber, Mark Anthony 694 ................... Martin, William Howard 695 .......................... Hinson, Gordon Lee 695 .......................... Wensil, Robert Keith 699 .......................Lowe, Steven Matthew 703 ...........................Crowell, Mark Allan 703 ................... Crowell, Tommy Andrew 703 ............................Jones, Patrick David 704 ............................ Meek, Malcum Lee 705 ............... Shackelford, Jesse Raymond 706 .............................Arnold, Dean Evan 706 .............Stoehrer Jr., Gustave Fredrick 708 ......................... Smith, Jacob Mathew 709 ...............Cutshaw Jr., Wendell Caryle 709 ............................Fletcher, Bryan Eric 713 .................... Hancock, Martin Luther 714 ............................. Martin, Cory Dain 718 .......... Concannon, Christopher Mark 720 .......................... Greene, Michael Ray 720 ......Montgomory, Matthew Desmond 720 ................... Tarlton, Richard Dwayne 725 ......................Kennedy, Stephen Todd 730 ...................... Smith, Patrick Morrian 730 .......................Stewart, Jordan Garrett 730 .........................Ashley, Earl Woodard 732 ........................Osborne, Jack Andrew 733 ....................... Hayes, Charles Samuel 734 ................ Jackson, Christopher Lewis 735 ................... Spence, Robert Talmadge 737 .........................Holt, Timothy Shawn 737 ........................Poston, Kerry Wendell 737 ................................ Stacks, Perry Lee 737 .........................Keller, Zachary David 737 ........................Wright, Justin omas 738 ........................ Frasure, Curtis Shawn 738 .............................. Grady, Derek Kyle 741 ............................. Riggs, David Keith 744 ..........................Randall, John Martin 751 .................omas, Christian Bennett 751 ......................... Reece, James Michael 752 ..................... Autry Jr., Paul Edmomd 755 ............................ Foster, Robert Scott 755 .......................Pegram, Douglas Wade 756 ............................Adams, Jason David 756 ...................... Bemesderfer, Paul Gary 756 .............................. Larch, Justin Ryan 758 ...............................Morris, Bobby Joe 759 ................Ramberger, Burton Edward 759 .............................Glenn, John Joseph 762 ...........................Lentz, Jason Charles 765 ....................Humphreys, Christopher 765 ..................................... Wells, Timmy 765 ............................. Farrell, Sean Victor 765 ..........................Johnston, Jeffrey Carl Let me help Masonry's charities ❍ e North Carolina Masonic Foundation ❍ Masonic and Eastern Star Foundation ❍ e Masonic Home for Children ❍ Send information about wills and bequests. ❍ Please have someone contact me. My name Address City State Zip Phone My lodge In memory of (optional) Address To assure that your gift is properly credited to the fund of your choice, please make the check payable to that charity. Mail to e Grand Lodge of North Carolina, PO Box 6506, Raleigh, NC 27628. OXFORD — Found well back into the pas- tures at the Masonic Home for Children, Ox- ford Orphanage Memorial Cemetery is lovingly referred to as "God's Half Acre." During a visit there in 2013, then Grand Master Dewey Preslar Jr. felt something special about the location. He saw a need to replace the crumbling fence sur- rounding the sacred ground. e cemetery was moved to its present location in the late 1880s during a horrific flu epidemic. It is the final rest- ing place of some of those who lived or worked at the Home during its 140+ years of existence. e original fence, a gift of Brother and Mrs. Austin C. Williams in 1990 fell into disrepair. Over the past five years, much work has been done on the plot. Previously, the Alumni Asso- ciation added an obelisk at the entrance, a me- morial stone, and a bench. Markers had already been reset and the area landscaped. Members of Eureka 283, Andrew Jackson 576, and Fulton 99 joined the Preslars at the dedication. ose lodges had donated time, money, and plants to complement the fence's installation. A ceremony dedicating the fence was held in conjunction with the recent Home's Board of Directors meeting. Seen here at the new gate are PGM Dewey R. Preslar Jr. his wife Terrie, daughter Kellie, son-in-law Bryan, and grandson Luke. Preslars add fence at cemetery FAYETTEVILLE — is military area has become one of the most active areas in North Carolina for visitation between the lodge of our Grand Lodge and Prince Hall Grand Lodge. It seems to have started 2011 or 2012 in Phoe- nix 8. As Phoenix visitors extended invitations, the Prince Hall Masons began other visitations. Seventeen District Deputy Grand Lecturer omas Pope says, "I remember I first sat in lodge with the Prince Hall guys at Phoenix for a ird Degree in August of 2012. ey showed up the very next week at our place [Stedman 730]. Since then, there's been frequent visitation between Phoenix, Stedman, Silver Square, A. J. Henderson, and East Freedom." He later invited several Prince Hall leaders to the 17 th District School of Instruction to observe how it worked. In 2013, the Prince Hall Masons invited their Masonic friends to march with them in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade down Hay Street. A contingent of AF & AM Ma- sons joined them in 2013 and again in 2014. Cross memberships are not possible due to problems implementing dual mem- bership in Prince Hall grand lodges. But, honoraries are more common between jurisdictions. In the Fayetteville area, it was likely Phoenix 8 which started the fun when they made Ge- rard omas (master of Silver Square 791 PHA) and Lamar Smith (master of East Freedom 328 PHA) honorary members. Soon, Silver Square Lodge returned the hon- ors and made honorary members of 17 th District Deputy Grand Master Ken Wical, 17 th District Deputy Grand Lecturer omas Pope, and then master of Phoenix 8 Micheal Dodson. Reports are that relationships have grown and enhanced the Masonic experience of the men involved. Fayetteville jurisdiction visitation gaining popularity RALEIGH — anks to the Committee on Public Relations and Committee Chairman Gary Walker's company Walker Marketing, we now have a first-class pamphlet to help you in- troduce Freemasonry to friends and neighbors. e 8 1/2 by 11-inch trifold color brochure pro- vides an impressive first impression to anyone who asks for information about our fraternity. It's laid out to let you address, stamp, and drop it right in a mailbox. It is made of a high quality, heavy stock pa- per to make sure that first impression is a good one. e inscription, "We've Stood the Test of Time," sets up a short synopsis of what we are. It then goes on to answer basic questions about Masonry including how to go about joining a lodge. You will see a new Grand Lodge logo we will be using on some publications. Too assure the continued availability of the "Time" pamphlet, the Grand Lodge will be sell- ing them to lodges. e price is to cover the next printing of the brochure. ey will be sold in lots of 100 for $35. ey are now ready for delivery from the Grand Lodge office. Freemasonry Revealed, Reynold Davenport's lengthier introduction to the Craft, was updated and given a more attractive layout last year. ey are still available for one dollar each. Pamphlets available

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