The North Carolina Mason

Page 6 The North Carolina Mason November/December 2009 WeLcome our new Brothers BeneaTh The Oaks By Allen Hughes Administrator Masonic Home for Children at Oxford You make a difference 3 ............................. Johnny Mack Godley 3 .........................Matthew Cramer Grady 3 ......................... Christopher Ryan Muse 8 ............................. William Kirk Bobbitt 8 ......................................Gary M. Hallett 8 ............................Kristofer Sagan Norris 8 ............................ eophilos John Pryor 8 ......................Mariano Quinata Quinata 8 ......................... William George Ross Jr. 8 ............................Ness William Lee Van 27 ....................................Mark Alan Carr 31 ................................... Billie C. Stout II 32 ............................. Jeffrey Keith Canipe 32 ...........................Darryl Ethan Faust II 39 ..............................Brian David Harrell 39 .................... Brian Mitchell Lockwood 53 ................................. Keith Alan Sadler 58 .................................. John Felton Hale 64 ........................................... Eric Forbes 75 ...............................Kevin Jon Jungman 76 ........................... James Wayne Belcher 76 ............................... Daniel Adam Boyd 81 ................David McKinley Andrews Jr. 81 .....................William Henry Batchelor 81 ......................... Brian Andrew Higgins 81 ...........................Franklyn Lee Higgins 81 ........................... Jeremy Scott Howard 81 .................................. Kyle Lee Koonce 81 ...................................Edgar Earl Mills 81 .......................... Keith Alexander Mills 81 ................................... Kevin Earl Mills 81 .........................Nicholas Wayne Norris 83 .......................... Timothy Brian Abbey 83 ......................... Steven David Antwine 83 ................... Paul Anthony Crawford Jr. 83 ........................... Aaron Robert Kinsley 83 ........................... Dustin Edward Kirby 83 .............................Grady L. Nichols III 83 ............... Jonathan Christopher Snyder 90 .........................Bobby James Cherry Jr. 98 .....................Robert Franklin Carter Jr. 98 ....................... Harley Lee Mehaffey Jr. 102 ............................. William James Fox 102 ........................... Preston Dale Mason 104 ....................... Matthew Allen Wesley 106 ......................omas Welling Barrett 109 ..................... Benjamin Lee Brooks Jr. 109 .......................... Ryan Nathaniel Daw 109 ........ Gregory Augustin Goolishian Jr. 109 .........................Barry Dean Lawrence 112 .................................... Troy Gray Lee 114 .........................Charles Howard Britt 114 ................................. David Ray Cook 114 .............................. Scott Elliott Nims 114 ...............Bradley Oliver ompson II 118 ......................... Kevan Delany Frazier 118 .............................Peter Bohdan Hura 118 ........................ Archie Alden Huskins 118 ............................... Perry Allen James 122 ................Jonathan Kelley Whitehead 125 .......................... Jacob Wade Giddens 125 ............................ Jeremy Lee Hudson 125 .....................Jason Kenneth ornton 126 ............................ Daniel Scott Powell 127 .......................... Justin Alan Saunders 134 ................. Bradley Davis Blackwelder 134 ....................... Darby William Correll 136 .................... Lindberg Charles Meeks 137 ............................. Tommy Ray Smith 145 .............................. Justin Karr Conley 145 ...........................Brian Emery Walker 146 ................................ Rory Justin Byers 146 ........................ Stephen Eugene Lane 146 ................................Eric Lane Teague 158 ........................ James Harold Clark Jr. 158 .......................Ronald Wayne Seeberg 162 ............................ Ralph David Nixon 162 ..........................Jamison Morgan Roe 162 ........................Jason Douglas Stewart 162 ....................... Benjamin Eric Stinson 172 ........................ omas Leslie Collins 181 ......................... John Grayson Ballard 181 .................... Patrick Ronald Dunning 188 ................... omas Alexander Dixon 188 ........................ Jason Robert Gilliland 188 ......................... Joshua Carliss Parrish 188 ...................... Dennis Micheal Spinks 198 .........................Kevin Duane Johnson 202 ............................Russell Evans Beam 202 .................................Billy Dean Byers 202 ....................... Wilson Scott Trammel 205 ........................... Brian Sanders Carey 205 ..................... Joseph Wright Carey IV 205 .............................Byron Eugene Falls 205 .................................... Robert C. Furr 214 ..........................Jessie Allen Reynolds 218 ..........................Robert Ashley Capps 218 .......................... Jeffery Scott Johnson 218 .........................Sharl Taron Whitaker 229 ...........................Edward Frank Spain 230 .....................William omas Jenkins 230 .......................Michael Fraser Watson 243 ................. Gary Christopher Johnson 248 ........................Richard Mark Brittain 248 .............................Travis Willis Lance 248 .........................Howard Lee Osborne 248 .........................Mark William Phelan 249 .........................Kenneth Duane Scott 249 .........................omas Darryl Taylor 249 .......................James Timothy Tippett 249 ......................John Lewis Weathers Jr. 259 .....................Charles Joseph McNally 262 ................. Ralph Edward Ashburn Jr. 262 ...................... Michael Everett Austin 262 ........................... Jordan Mikeal Clark 263 ............................ Robert Johnston IV 263 ........................ Jonathan Chad Propst 263 ............................ Charles David Ross 263 ...................... Kenneth Shane Towery 265 ............................ Chad Martin Boger 265 .......................... Darren Gilbert Boles 265 .............................. Allen Lee Cline Jr. 265 ............................. Robert John Kassel 265 ............................... Dean Plott Miller 267 ................ Christopher John Landreth 272 ................. Matthew Quinton Maness 272 ............................. Archie Lee Martin 272 ............................Brandon Alan Sams 282 ..........................Bruce Arthur Jantella 283 ..........................David Gary Faulkner 283 ............ Christopher Wayne Hamilton 289 ................... Darrel Luther Clemmons 289 ..........................................Gil Gendel 289 .................................. Bryan Cole Lee 293 ..........................George Edward Cole 293 ............................. Jerry Scott Griffith 293 .......................... Jacob Weston Reeley 293 .........................Lance Jerome Stewart 293 ......................... David Eugene Turner 300 ...............Christopher David Edwards 301 .............................Roger Dean Powell 302 .......................... Matthew James Noel 304 ...................... Deral Wayne Raynor II 314 ................. Marion Clifton Durden Jr. 314 ..................Jonathan Michael Herring 317 ........................Scot Robert Hardwick 322 .........................John Douglas Arnette 339 ............................. Robert Dale Dover 344 .............. Clifford Longworth Michael 348 ............................ John Christian Hall 348 ........................ Jeremy Michael Laton 356 ......................... Gregory Albert Davis 356 ........................ Daniel Monroe Dixon 356 ........................... Mark Edward Eaker 356 .................... Timothy James Hawkins 357 ...........................Tony Leon Hoilman 358 ............................Curtis Mack Queen 359 ..........................Shawn Michael Lyon 359 ......................... William Joshua Ward 363 .......................Jason Douglas Hatfield 363 ................... Samuel Gregory Hinnant 363 ........................... David Baxter Searcy 384 ........................ Edward Alden Mason 391 .................... James Walter Rutherford 395 ...................... Richard Darrell Bodine 395 ....................... Buck Stone Honeycutt 395 ........................ John Cameron Poland 397 ...........................Jeremy Shane Briggs 397 ..................... Benjamin Aaron Tipton 404 .............................. David Wayne Bass 404 ......................... Zachery Shane Lewis 404 ...................Gene Wayne McIntyre Jr. 407 ........................ Austin Allen Freeman 407 ......................David Wilson Stephens 409 ....................... Donnie Landon Allred 409 .......................... David Michael Cook 409 ....................Christopher David Davis 409 ......................Geoffery Clifton Elliott 409 ............................George Ray Maness 409 .................. William Brent McDonald 409 ............................. Austin Gray Wood 423 ...................... Timothy Marion Joines 429 ..........................James Lee Stolarczyk 446 ...................... Troy Justin Hornberger 446 .................... Aaron Matthew Johnson 446 ........................ David Mitchell Mears 453 ...................... William David omas 454 ......................Michael Wayne Deason 473 ........................... Steven Swain Myers 474 ........................Bradley Hall Rountree 474 .................. Harrell Eugene Walters II 475 ............ Alexander Nathaniel Durland 482 ......................... Billy Herbert Jackson 482 ...............................John Rolla Kinard 483 ............................. Bobby Lee Billings 483 ......................Reggie Eugene Prevette 483 ........................... Dahl Jerome Tritt Jr. 484 ......................Felice Antonio Schillaci 491 .......................... James Bradley Parker 491 ....................Matthew Everette Taylor 492 ..............................Mark Antony Bare 492 ...........................Daniel Vance Barnes 492 ................... Jason Matthew Broadway 493 ....................... Fred Carlisle Atwell Jr. 496 ...................... David Michael Christie 500 ......................Elmer Hubbard Gibson 500 ...........................Dennis James Lee Jr. 500 .............................Randy Alan Mason 500 ................................ Ryan Leslie Page 502 .......................... Johnny Michael Hull 502 .......................Dennis Dale Weaver Jr. 505 .............Robert Francis Laiweneek III 505 ............................ Joshua Aaron Poole 505 .........................Larry Gene Wright II 515 ......................... Michael Eric Broome 515 ....................Chad Stephen Carpenter 515 .................................. Andson Certain 515 ............................... Donald Ross Ellis 515 ........................ Robie Alan Matheson 515 .......................... Cedron Scott Shirley 517 ................... Harrison Edward Barkley 517 .................... James Robert Corbitt III 521 ......................... Bruce Alan Copeland 527 ............................Jimmie Dail Aycock 527 ............................ Lonnie Keith Wells 532 ........... Douglas Alan Walter Rembisz 532 ............................... Jason David Wise 542 ...................Scott Lauchlin McLaurin 544 .......................Ronald Ernest Downer 544 ..............Michael Cornell Underdown 552 ................................ Keith Alan Koch 555 ........................... William Earl Spivey 562 ...................Donovan Todd Matthews 562 ...................... Stephen Forrest Sawyer 563 ............................. Billy Shane Nealey 564 ...................... John Edward Harris III 564 .................. omas James Marshburn 565 .........................Adam Cayton Bynum 571 ......................... Gary Paul Henderson 571 ....................... Michael Andrew Laws 573 .........................William Riley Cotton 573 .............................. Brian Keith Wolfe 576 ............................. Brian Lucien Bellis 576 ................ Robert William Pegram III 576 ...................... William Steven Wright 583 ................ Christopher Lee Harrelson 583 ......................Curtis Harvey Hawkins 583 ................... Ryan Gayle Holsopple Jr. 583 ...................Gary eodore McDaniel 583 .........................Joseph Russell Nobles 594 ........................ Jeremy Dwayne Busby 594 .............................Dana Quin Shatley 595 ......................... Jeffrey Brant Beaman 595 ...................... omas Casey Knowles 595 ......................... David Charles Powell 602 ................................Justin David Ellis 606 ......................Randall Lee Henderson 606 .......................Derrick Chad Houston 616 .................................. John Seth Perry 616 ........................ Benjamin Lee Puckett 626 ........................... Dalton Mack Jordan 626 .............. Christopher Lynn Newsome 626 ......................... James Mark O'Daniel 626 ........................ James Robert Shaffner 626 ............................ Joseph Evan Staton 634 .................... George Andrew Fafoulas 634 ........................ Robert Linley McCoy 643 ............................ omas Earl Smith 646 ............................Richard Lynn Shaw 646 ........................ George Garrett Smith 646 ......... Donnie Mitchell Williamson Jr. 650 .............................. Alan Barton Wray 657 .................... Benjamin Farabee Taylor 657 ..........................Randy Lee Troutman 663 ........................ Paul Douglas Morrow 669 .................................... Gerard Clapso 670 ..........................Phillip Keith Ramsey 674 .....................Matthew Shelton Ashby 674 ..................... Luke Joseph Boudreault 674 .................. Kenneth Chaite Kaufman 676 ................................ Jason Liam Dorn 676 ............................. Andrew Ray Heim 676 ............................Luis Albeiro Loaiza 676 ................... Joshua Hamilton Rimany 676 ............................ Steven Caroll Seiler 680 .............................. Travis Lee Adkins 680 .......................... Stephen Alan Farage 680 .............................. Roy Daniel Jaquez 680 ............................ Brent Foster Keelan 680 ....................... Andrew Robert Spaeth 683 ...................... Mitchell omas Pruitt 685 ............................ Jon Tyler Chadwick 685 ...............Joseph Feighner Johnston Jr. 685 ...............Patrick Christopher Morton 686 ...................... Charles Drew Edwards 686 .......................... Daniel Lee Stephens 686 ............. omas Gilmore Stephens Jr. 687 ......................... Christian Ellis Farrell 687 .............. Douglas Marion Rowland Jr. 688 ........................ Charles omas Clink 688 .......... Michael Salvatore DiFrancesco 689 ..........................Brandon Lee Bridges 692 .........................Timothy James Wood 692 .......................... Fernando Raul Ycaza 694 ............................. Clem Flemon Ellis 694 ......................... Ray Franklin Johnson 694 ........................... Bryan Ceciel Patraw 695 .......................James Durant Foster Jr. 699 .......................Timothy Lendis Hayes 701 ........................ Josh Randall Williams 703 .......................George Louis Miller Jr. 703 ...................William Henry Smith III 703 ...........................Jamie Ryan Springer 704 ............... David Christopher Wheeler 708 ........................Carter Eugene Adkins 708 ..................... Garrett Brandon Beaver 708 ...................... Philip Whit Covington 708 ........................... Scott omas Grady 708 ..................... Samuel Clarence Losew 708 ..........................Kyle Stephen Weaver 708 ................ Jordan Matthew Whichard 709 ....................... James Omer Ballard Jr. 713 ..........................Michael Gene Rhyne 719 ...................Lonnie Wayne Lassiter II 723 .................. Matthew Edward Bradley 723 ........................ Raymond Curtis Eure 727 ........................... John Philip Callison 727 ....................Mitchell Wayne Dowless 727 ...............................Bryan Cody Long 727 ..........................Bradley David Norris 731 .............................. Noel Van Gilmore 733 .........................Justin Michael Crawn 733 ........................IV Daniel Clay Stoner 735 ................ Wade Alexander Vandiford 736 .............................Ferdinand Alago Jr. 736 .......Trent Brachus Melville Meadows 737 ......................... John Frederick Foster 737 .................... Richard Carl Gelsomino 738 ......................... William Shane Fields 738 ....................... Randy Scott Hathcock 739 ...................... omas Orlando Evans 739 ........................ David Oliver Harmon 739 .................................. David Paul Hux 741 ........................Brandon Corey Styron 742 .................... Charles David Chalmers 742 .......................... Robert Walter Deese 742 ............................ Robert Bradley Orr 742 .......................Lenzy Clayton Vibbert 743 ..................... Joshua David Alexander 743 ............................ Tyler Kevin Stevens 744 .............................. Cody Stuart Allen 744 ........................... Henry Forest Horne 744 ...................Gregory Steven McIntyre 746 ......................... John Kevin Antonson 750 .......................Richard Owen Clayton 750 .......................... Jason Dwayne Gullie 750 ....................Tommy Joe McCorkle Jr. 750 ..................... Jeremy Edward McFalls 750 .........................Michael Gene Painter 751 ...........................Jonathan Neil Bailey 752 ................ Walter Harrison Craver III 752 .........................Andrew Stewart Eads 752 ................................. Steven Ray Tesh 757 ............................ William Paul Baker 757 ........................... Phillip Wayne Berry 757 ......................... Jeremiah Everett Buff 759 ..................... Benjamin Lanier Hobbs 759 ........................... Samuel Ryan Hobbs 759 .....................Clair David Anthony St. 759 ..................... Richard Stanley Wasson 759 ................ Marcus Bradford Whitman 763 .......................Timothy Jason Connor 763 ........................... Jonathan Lee Gonia 763 .................................Joshua Lee Mize 763 ..................... Marcus Tyler Strickland 763 ...........................John Daniel Tadlock As we go through the feasting and celebrations of anksgiv- ing and approach the Christmas holidays, it is a good time to reflect on the things for which we are thankful and to consider opportunities to assist the less fortunate. ese two holiday peri- ods generally are filled with family get-togethers and sharing with others. is time of the year, the Christmas season especially, is a time when those less fortunate are often reminded they will not be able to share the joy others will experience. Fortunately, many people make a charitable contribution during this holiday season to bring some hope and cheer to others in need. A large major- ity of the donations and individual gifts to our children's home are received the last few weeks of the year. But, the need exists throughout the year, not just when we typically share our gifts. ankfully, many of our donors share their time and resources throughout the year to brighten the lives of our children. e do- nations and activities provided and sponsored throughout the year by numerous Masonic lodges, individuals, and businesses make it possible for our children to enjoy experiences they otherwise would not have had. To attempt to recognize by name all the do- nors and special activities would take more space than I have here and may detract from the significance of the gifts. Also, by col- lectively thanking our donors I can avoid inadvertent omissions. While many of the activities involve all the children, many others are limited to smaller, age-appropriate, and manageable groups. We make special efforts to ensure that all the children have an equal chance to enjoy different experiences. roughout the year, several Masonic lodges and civic groups prepare or cater meals for the children, and some throw in extra entertainment, gifts, and activities. Church groups, youth clubs, and individuals share in games, crafts, and recreational activities with the children. Many of our children are given the opportunity to attend college foot- ball and basketball games, Carolina Panthers football and Caro- lina Hurricanes hockey events, and Durham Bulls and Carolina Mudcats baseball games. Most get to visit the State Fair. Our children are treated to many activities off campus as well. A few lodges and Eastern Star groups take children from one or two of the cottages to eat at a local restaurant or at their lodge. Groups are hosted on camping, fishing, and beach trips; others at- tend Camp Rainbow or leadership training at Valley Forge, cour- tesy of the National Sojourners. Some of our children have gotten a "taste of luxury" as they were chauffeured in a limousine to a Val- entine's Day dinner or to dinner and dance for their Junior-Senior Prom Night, courtesy of Masonic groups. Many lodges contribute for travel, admission fees, food, and sometimes lodging to visit amusement parks, water parks, the zoo, movies, motor sports, and snow skiing. Many of the trips are too expensive an undertaking for one lodge, but when several pool their resources the result is a wonderful experience for the children. Charity motorcycle rides culminating on campus, as well as in other parts of the state, have provided significant contributions to the Home. Several Masonic Lodges and the alumni of the Home have organized golf tourna- ments which have been successful fundraisers. Not all the gifts are for the entertainment of the children. A couple of lodges and business volunteers have donated workdays on campus to erect playground equipment, clean and repair grills, plant flowers and shrubs, paint and spruce up the picnic area and gym, and install new equipment. e workdays have added to the care and maintenance of the campus and facilities while giving the volunteers a chance to interact with our children and staff. A couple of Brothers and friends frequently bring donations of fruits and vegetables, bread, other food items, and general sup- plies. For years, live Christmas trees have been donated for the homes. e in-kind gifts help support the children and are impor- tant because they help offset operating expenses. All this shows the Masonic Home for Children has a wonder- ful support base to provide for the needs, well-being, and happi- ness of our children. More important, most of our donors who sponsor the activities are willing to coordinate their support and activities with the schedule of other activities for the children. As nice as it is to have a lot for the children to do, it also is desirable to let them have some time to themselves just to do what children like to do. While we keep asking you to visit the Home and the children, we also will try to coordinate the visit to make it enjoy- able for you and the children. Let me regress to the holidays. All our children would fall in the "less fortunate" category, so it is important that we do what we can to make the holiday period pleasant for them. Part of the pro- cess involves coordinating gifts so all the children in each group receive gifts of their choosing, but of similar value, and something they can enjoy while trying to prevent a child from receiving two or three of the same item. Another important challenge is to en- sure that the children who are unable to spend the time with fam- ily have enjoyable activities during the holidays. Again this year, we have a major sponsor for all the homes to buy Christmas gifts for each individual child and larger gifts for their home, and we have sufficient activities and outings available during the holidays for the children who will be on campus. We try to set reasonable limits on the value of gifts to avoid extravagance and not slight any child. At the same time, each sponsor is given a recommended price range so there will be equity among the homes. We occasionally receive more gifts than we can appropriately use for our children, and we usually are able to give these to other groups needing support. We also encourage groups and individu- als who wish to give presents for the children to purchase gift cards which can be used later. Such gifts help extend the joy well beyond the holidays. If you or your Lodge members offer to send Christmas gifts for some of the children and we don't seem to be excited by the offer, please understand that we are trying to treat all the children fairly. A gift that can be given for a birthday or an occasion other than Christmas is just as important and often means more to the children that someone remembers them on their special day. Enjoy your holidays and know that the children at MHCO are blessed that you care. Thank you for all you do. As we face probably an even more financially challenging year ahead, please help spread the giving spirit throughout the year to help care for the children. Gardening shed for the girls Noting the Home for Children's needs list, Granville 380, with a generous donation from Stock Building Supply of Youngs- ville, built and donated a storage building. Knowing the girls of Jefcoat Cottage's love of gardening and landscaping, Jim Lanore, the members of the Lodge, and some employees of Stock Build- ing Supply built the shed. They delivered it in early May.

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