Central Lodge #300 :: Trestleboard

D. W. Moore, pictured with parents, was presented a certificate by the Grand Lodge for his outstanding accomplishment.

Recently raised by his Father, Rt. Wor. Aaron G. Warren, Bro. Brandon Tyler Warren with Grandfather Wor. Randy Warren.

Supporting our local Little League Team the "Stingers"!

Supporting our local Foodbank!

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Lodge of Sorrow

This page is dedicated to our Bretheren who have laid down their working tools to ascend to that "Eternal Lodge", the "House not made with Hands".

2025

Bro. James Spencer Baird

Born: 04/10/1931 Deceased: 02/12/2025

Initiated: 03/28/1958
Passed: 04/11/1958
Raised: 05/09/1958 (Parksley Lodge #325)

Bro. James Arnold Justice

Born: 05/01/1932 Deceased: 01/20/2025

Initiated: 05/14/1954
Passed: 08/13/1954
Raised: 10/08/1954 (Chesapeake Lodge #158)

2024

Bro. Richard Frederick East

Born: 09/10/1940 Deceased: 01/19/2024

Initiated: 02/08/1962
Passed: 03/06/1962
Raised: 07/03/1962

Bro. Roy Lee Bailey Jr.

Born: 10/08/1934 Deceased: 01/10/2024

Initiated: 01/23/1976
Passed: 03/12/1976
Raised: 04/23/1976

2023

Bro. Richard Conway Turner Sr.

Born: 03/10/1930 Deceased: 11/20/2023

Initiated: 04/29/1966
Passed: 06/03/1966
Raised: 08/12/1966

Bro. Harold Franklin Gladding Jr.

Born: 05/15/1938 Deceased: 11/12/2023

Initiated: 02/07/1961
Passed: 04/04/1961
Raised: 05/19/1961

Bro. George Ehlers Freeman Sr.

Born: 09/22/1932 Deceased: 03/24/2023

Initiated: 08/03/1978
Passed: 09/07/1978
Raised: 10/05/1978 (Ocean Lodge #116)

2022

Wor. William Parks Hickman

Born: 04/01/1944 Deceased: 09/03/2022

Initiated: 06/21/1966
Passed: 08/02/1966
Raised: 10/04/1966 (W/M: 1990)

Wor. Clinton Lee Bundick

Born: 05/19/1947 Deceased: 07/08/2022

Initiated: 11/10/1978
Passed: 01/26/1979
Raised: 02/23/1979 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1991)

Wor. Herbert Thomas Mears Jr.

Born: 04/03/1931 Deceased: 06/01/2022

Initiated: 06/19/1990
Passed: 09/11/1990
Raised: 02/19/1991 (W/M: 1997)

Wor. George Parker Johnson

Born: 09/06/1930 Deceased: 05/20/2022

Initiated: 10/24/1958
Passed: 11/14/1958
Raised: 01/09/1959 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1970)

Wor. Robert Fletcher Barnes Sr.

Born: 07/15/1946 Deceased: 04/10/2022

Initiated: 05/31/2000
Passed: 08/06/2000
Raised: 11/09/2000 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 2006)

Wor. Martin Parks Bull Sr.

Born: 11/12/1937 Deceased: 03/23/2022

Initiated: 10/24/1969
Passed: 12/12/1969
Raised: 02/13/1970 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1984, 1987)

Bro. William Thomas Parks Jr.

Born: 02/27/1929 Deceased: 02/26/2022

Initiated: 11/08/1954
Passed: 12/10/1954
Raised: 01/06/1955 (Ocean Lodge #116)

2021

Wor. Durando Miller III

Born: 09/28/1944 Deceased: 12/14/2021

Initiated: 04/27/1981
Passed: 07/13/1982
Raised: 09/28/1982 (W/M: 1989 - Broadwater #71 - W/M: 2016-2021 - Capeville #107)

Bro. Ralph Leon Godwin

Born: 03/15/1937 Deceased: 11/28/2021

Initiated: 09/25/1964
Passed: 11/13/1964
Raised: 12/11/1964

Bro. Earle Keith Bridges

Born: 06/01/1929 Deceased: 09/26/2021

Initiated: 01/14/1976
Passed: 02/25/1976
Raised: 03/31/1976

2020

Bro. Clare Dean Parker

Born: 02/20/1942 Deceased: 06/08/2020

Initiated: 11/13/1987
Passed: 03/25/1988
Raised: 06/24/1988

Bro. Bruce Northam Bonniwell Sr.

Born: 12/30/1934 Deceased: 09/07/2020

Initiated: 02/08/1962
Passed: 03/06/1962
Raised: 04/19/1962

Rt. Wor. Lawrence John Renas Jr.

Born: 08/05/1939 Deceased: 09/01/2020

Initiated: 04/14/1977
Passed: 05/19/1977
Raised: 07/28/1977 (W/M: 1992 - Ocean Lodge #116, DDGM: 1995)

Bro. Leland Foston Chandler Jr.

Born: 10/23/1927 Deceased: 08/15/2020

Initiated: 03/07/1952
Passed: 05/09/1952
Raised: 09/19/1952

Bro. Reynald Wayne Browning

Born: 09/13/1931 Deceased: 05/27/2020

Initiated: 06/02/1966
Passed: 09/22/1966
Raised: 11/03/1966

Bro. Walter Stockley Elmore Jr.

Born: 01/19/1930 Deceased: 05/10/2020

Initiated: 04/09/1951
Passed: 05/21/1951
Raised: 06/25/1951

Bro. Arthur King Fisher

Born: 07/12/1935 Deceased: 04/10/2020

Initiated: 10/23/1964
Passed: 11/13/1964
Raised: 12/11/1964

Bro. Drummond A. Shrieves

Born: 12/14/1964 Deceased: 04/11/2020

Initiated: 10/08/2006
Passed: 01/08/2007
Raised: 02/23/2007

Wor. Kenneth Parker Lewis

Born: 04/08/1955 Deceased: 03/30/2020

Initiated: 10/17/1980
Passed: 01/02/1981
Raised: 02/06/1981 (W/M: 2005 & 2006)

Rt. Wor. Dixie James Grinnalds

Born: 06/17/1923 Deceased: 03/09/2020

Initiated: 08/16/1946
Passed: 10/19/1946
Raised: 10/29/1947 (W/M: 1954, DDGM: 1993)

Bro. Norman F. Mason

Born: 05/17/1918 Deceased: 02/03/2020

Initiated: 01/26/1962
Passed: 03/23/1962
Raised: 04/27/1962

2019

Bro. Wayne Jenkins Frocke

Born: 01/20/1939 Deceased: 09/2018

Initiated: 02/18/1971
Passed: 03/18/1971
Raised: 04/15/1971 (W/M: 1954, DDGM: 1993)

Bro. Raymond Lee Guy

Born: 05/03/1926 Deceased: 09/20/2019

Initiated: 03/06/1953
Passed: 04/03/1953
Raised: 11/13/1953

Rt. Wor. John Willis Kellam

Born: 06/10/1931 Deceased: 09/11/2019

Initiated: 10/04/1960
Passed: 01/03/1961
Raised: 02/09/1961 (W/M: 1971, DDGM: 1987, Grand Lodge Tiler: 2009)

Wor. Robert (Bob) Earl Carr

Born: 03/06/1930 Deceased: 07/19/2019

Initiated: 12/09/1952
Passed: 12/16/1952
Raised: 12/23/1952 (W/M: 1979)

Rt. Wor. H. B. Rew

Born: 04/30/1931 Deceased: 05/24/2019

Initiated: 10/15/1957
Passed: 11/26/1957
Raised: 01/21/1958 (W/M: 1975, DDGM: 1981)

Bro. Elwood L. Evans

Born: 04/21/1926 Deceased: 03/23/2019

Initiated: 01/29/1953
Passed: 02/26/1953
Raised: 04/02/1953

Rt. Wor. Irvin Temple Amadeo

Born: 05/30/1933 Deceased: 03/10/2019

Initiated: 04/23/1956
Passed: 07/03/1956
Raised: 08/07/1956 (W/M: 1972, DDGM: 2006)

Bro. Richard Wilson (Dick) Young

Born: 04/07/1942 Deceased: 03/02/2019

Initiated: 01/21/1969
Passed: 04/15/1969
Raised: 10/14/1969

Bro. Bobby Clark Gladden

Born: 03/06/1929 Deceased: 02/16/2019

Initiated: 01/15/1951
Passed: 02/19/1951
Raised: 03/12/1951

Wor. Claude Fosque Scott III

Born: 10/25/1952 Deceased: 01/08/2019

Initiated: 05/21/2003
Passed: 08/13/2003
Raised: 10/22/2003 (Chesapeake Lodge #158, Past Master in 2007, 2008 & 2009)

2018

Bro. Otho Washington Mears

Born: 12/19/1924 Deceased: 12/12/2018

Initiated: 07/22/1988
Passed: 11/25/1988
Raised: 02/10/1989

Bro. George W. Odom

Born: 11/26/1937 Deceased: 02/27/2018

Initiated: 05/20/1968
Passed: 06/20/1968
Raised: 07/15/1968

Wor. Roland P. Bugg

Born: 05/30/1916 Deceased: 12/27/2017

Initiated: 04/15/1949
Passed: 05/20/1949
Raised: 06/24/1949 (Chesapeake Lodge #158, Past Master in 1955)

2017

Wor. Horace Webster Hall

Born: 09/22/1939 Deceased: 12/05/2017

Initiated: 03/13/1981
Passed: 05/01/1981
Raised: 06/28/1981 (Parksley Lodge #325, Past Master in 1993)

Bro. James Grover Eichelberger

Born: 07/14/1941 Deceased: 10/10/2017

Initiated: 02/08/1980
Passed: 04/25/1980
Raised: 05/23/1980

Bro. Norman Williams Evans

Born: 12/12/1924 Deceased: 09/24/2017

Initiated: 03/15/1955
Passed: 04/15/1955
Raised: 05/11/1955

Bro. Robert A. Gladden

Born: 08/15/1927 Deceased: 07/21/2017

Initiated: 09/25/1952
Passed: 10/23/1952
Raised: 11/06/1952

Rt. Wor. Robert P. "Bobby" Northam

Born: 12/12/1921 Deceased: 07/12/2017

Initiated: 04/09/1954
Passed: 04/14/1954
Raised: 06/11/1954 (W/M: 1960, DDGM: 1979)

Bro. William L. "Bill" Phillips

Born: 12/26/1938 Deceased: 04/12/2017

Initiated: 04/15/1966
Passed: 05/27/1966
Raised: 07/08/1966

Wor. James T. Lunn

Born: 02/23/1931 Deceased: 04/07/2017

Initiated: 04/06/1954
Passed: 05/19/1954
Raised: 06/01/1954 (W/M: 1992)

2016

Wor. Robert Leroy Parker

Born: 04/12/1935 Deceased: 12/16/2016

Initiated: 05/23/1961
Passed: 10/11/1961
Raised: 11/02/1961 (W/M: Ocean Lodge #116)

Wor. Cary Floyd Milliner Jr

Born: 07/18/1926 Deceased: 11/10/2016

Initiated: 05/27/1952
Passed: 07/11/1952
Raised: 10/07/1952 (W/M: 1979)

Bro. Jack Anderson Richardson

Born: 08/20/1923 Deceased: 11/10/2016

Initiated: 04/27/1951
Passed: 05/25/1951
Raised: 06/22/1951

Wor. Roland "Brice" Walker

Born: 10/07/1928 Deceased: 09/06/2016

Initiated: 04/29/1966
Passed: 06/03/1966
Raised: 09/09/1966 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1975)

Bro. Gene Edward Godwin

Born: 09/24/1927 Deceased: 08/26/2016

Initiated: 03/15/1957
Passed: 04/12/1957
Raised: 05/10/1957

Rt. Wor. Robert (Bobby) Watson Wessells

Born: 02/08/1930 Deceased: 08/21/2016

Initiated: 01/13/1956
Passed: 01/27/1956
Raised: 02/10/1956 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1993, DDGM: 2000)

Bro. William Bauer Adams

Born: 08/04/1924 Deceased: 08/19/2016

Initiated: 02/02/1954
Passed: 03/02/1954
Raised: 04/16/1954

Wor. Andrew Lewis Russell Jr.

Born: 05/15/1924 Deceased: 06/04/2016

Initiated: 06/15/1990
Passed: 11/09/1990
Raised: 03/28/1991 (Parksley Lodge #325, Past Master 2001)

Wor. Roger Dale Greer

Born: 05/27/1946 Deceased: 04/23/2016

Initiated: 01/10/1975
Passed: 02/28/1975
Raised: 03/21/1975 (W/M: 1980)

Bro. Mickey C. Fry

Born: 06/02/1925 Deceased: 03/05/2016

Initiated: 04/02/1963
Passed: 05/14/1963
Raised: 06/19/1963

Bro. Archie Sidney Doughty, Jr

Born: 03/22/1926 Deceased: 02/07/2016

Initiated: 10/04/1956
Passed: 10/23/1956
Raised: 11/23/1956

2015

Most Worshipful Harold Jackson Littleton

Born: 06/28/1921 Deceased: 10/21/2015

Initiated: 03/21/1947
Passed: 04/04/1947
Raised: 04/25/1947 (Past Grand Master of Delaware in 1982)

Bro. Bennie Greenwood Dize

Born: 07/07/1932 Deceased: 09/22/2015

Initiated: 01/21/1969
Passed: 06/17/1969
Raised: 10/07/1969

Bro. Edward S. Grinnalds (Ned)

Born: 01/31/1931 Deceased: 07/17/2015

Initiated: 04/16/1974
Passed: 07/16/1974
Raised: 09/17/1974

Bro. William Thomas (Tommy) Shaw

Born: 01/21/1952 Deceased: 07/09/2015

Initiated: 03/12/1982
Passed: 05/14/1982
Raised: 07/09/1982

Bro. Brooks Duffield Mason

Born: 03/30/1928 Deceased: 05/05/2015

Initiated: 03/20/1959
Passed: 11/13/1959
Raised: 12/18/1959

Bro. James Richard Doughty

Born: 07/5/1934 Deceased: 02/05/2015

Initiated: 01/17/1967
Passed: 03/02/1967
Raised: 08/03/1967

Wor. Phillip Edwin McCaleb

Born: 04/01/1941 Deceased: 01/27/2015

Initiated: 08/01/1963
Passed: 09/05/1963
Raised: 10/03/1963 (Ocean Lodge #116, Past Master)

Bro. Robert Frederick Dunlop

Born: 05/11/1923 Deceased: 01/7/2015

Initiated: 10/13/1965
Passed: 02/09/1966
Raised: 04/13/1966 (Babylon (NY) Lodge #793)

2014

Wor. Richard (Dickie) Barnes Parks

Born: 04/30/1926 Deceased: 09/13/2014

Initiated: 04/08/1975
Passed: 06/03/1975
Raised: 08/05/1975 (W/M: 1981)

Wor. Ralph Franklin Young

Born: 03/28/1928 Deceased: 08/29/2014

Initiated: 02/08/1957
Passed: 02/22/1957
Raised: 03/22/1957 (Parksley Lodge #325, Past Master)

Bro. Brooks Lewis Shaw

Born: 04/27/1936 Deceased: 07/11/2014

Initiated: 01/10/1958
Passed: 02/14/1958
Raised: 03/14/1958

Bro. Asa Wayne Mears

Born: 07/8/1939 Deceased: 06/25/2014

Initiated: 08/15/1961
Passed: 08/24/1961
Raised: 10/5/1961 (Ocean Lodge #116)

Bro. Carroll Parks Nicolls

Born: 08/25/1937 Deceased: 06/18/2014

Initiated: 05/17/1994
Passed: 10/11/1994
Raised: 12/13/1994

Bro. Philip (Phil) Michael Evans

Born: 07/10/1954 Deceased: 05/31/2014

Initiated: 03/15/1983
Passed: 05/31/1983
Raised: 08/16/1983

Most Wor. Spencer McMath (Mac) Rogers

Born: 07/24/1922 Deceased: 05/14/2014

Initiated: 03/19/1948
Passed: 04/23/1948
Raised: 07/16/1948
(Chesapeake Lodge #158, W/M: 1953, Grand Master of Masons in Virginia, 1981)

Wor. James (Jimmy) L. Jenkins

Born: 10/31/1924 Deceased: 03/29/2014

Initiated: 02/08/1957
Passed: 04/16/1957
Raised: 08/09/1957 (Chesapeake Lodge #158, W/M: 1970)

2013

Bro. Ronald Arthur Brady

Born: 05/10/1935 Deceased: 12/10/2013

Initiated: 04/17/1967
Passed: 05/22/1967
Raised: 06/19/1967 (Durand Lodge #179 (NJ))

Wor. Orris James (Jimmy) Rowley III

Born: 11/29/1954 Deceased: 12/04/2013

Initiated: 05/25/1979
Passed: 06/22/1979
Raised: 07/27/1979 (Parksley Lodge #325, W/M: 1985, 1996, 1997)

Bro. Theodore "Ted" Koss

Born: 01/27/1928 Deceased: 11/22/2013

Initiated: 06/19/1979
Passed: 08/07/1979
Raised: 09/04/1979 (Glen Allen Lodge #131)

Wor. Donnie Bramble Parks

Born: 07/12/1944 Deceased: 11/16/2013

Initiated: 03/27/1986
Passed: 07/03/1986
Raised: 09/25/1986 (Ocean Lodge #116, W/M: 1991, 1997)

Wor. Joseph Drummond (JD) Turner

Born: 07/25/1933 Deceased: 11/11/2013

Initiated: 03/15/1963
Passed: 08/30/1963
Raised: 12/13/1963 (Chesapeake Lodge #158, W/M: 1978)

Wor. John Thomas Hutchinson, Jr.

Born: 10/08/1930 Deceased: 08/31/2013

Initiated: 03/04/1966
Passed: 03/24/1967
Raised: 06/23/1967 (Chesapeake Lodge #158, W/M: 1979, 1981)

Bro. William Greer Matthews

Born: 11/18/1923 Deceased: 08/19/2013

Initiated: 11/03/1949
Passed: 01/05/1950
Raised: 01/16/1950 (Ocean Lodge #116)

Wor. Richard Ames (Dick) Downing (W/M: 1984)

Born: 02/02/1931 Deceased: 08/14/2013

Initiated: 02/02/1977
Passed: 05/17/1977
Raised: 11/29/1977

Bro. William Oswald Hickman

Born: 04/14/1921 Deceased: 05/04/2013

Initiated: 01/20/1953
Passed: 03/23/1953
Raised: 04/07/1953

Wor. John Henry (Jack) Rodgers

Born: 10/23/1922 Deceased: 04/12/2013

Initiated: 05/03/1966
Passed: 09/20/1966
Raised: 02/07/1967 (Chesapeake Lodge #147 in Crisfield, MD, W/M: 1991)

Wor. Ray Arnold Parker

Born: 08/25/1922 Deceased: 03/17/2013

Initiated: 12/11/1956
Passed: 01/03/1957
Raised: 01/11/1957 (Ocean Lodge #116)

Bro. H. Allen Floyd, Jr

Born: 02/24/1922 Deceased: 01/26/2013

Initiated: 06/25/1952
Passed: 12/12/1952
Raised: 02/27/1953 (Chesapeake Lodge #158)

Bro. Gerald Scherma

Born: 01/15/1947 Deceased: 01/01/2013

Initiated: 10/19/2006
Passed: 01/25/2007
Raised: 03/22/2007

2012

Bro. Clifton W. Taylor

Born: 02/19/1923 Deceased: 12/30/2012

Initiated: 05/27/1955
Passed: 07/01/1955
Raised: 07/22/1955 (Parksley Lodge #325)

Bro. Jack Robert Marsh

Born: 07/23/1927 Deceased: 12/26/2012

Initiated: 01/18/1994
Passed: 05/24/1994
Raised: 07/12/1994

Bro. Robert Fletcher "Bobby" Lilliston

Born: 12/14/1928 Deceased: 12/04/2012

Initiated: 04/23/1952
Passed: 06/18/1952
Raised: 09/19/1952 (Chesapeake Lodge #158)

Wor. Thomas J. Pittman

Born: 05/31/1932 Deceased: 11/05/2012

Initiated: 08/10/1962
Passed: 01/18/1963
Raised: 05/03/1963 (Chesapeake Lodge #158)

Bro. Eddie Shrieves Core

Born: 06/08/1928 Deceased: 07/04/2012

Initiated: 09/27/1968
Passed: 11/22/1968
Raised: 01/10/1969 (Parksley Lodge #325)

Bro. Aubrey Hampton Lewis

Born: 11/03/1925 Deceased: 06/06/2012

Initiated: 09/10/1948
Passed: 10/01/1948
Raised: 11/12/1948 (Parksley Lodge #325)

Bro. John G. Carrico Jr.

Born: 06/24/1926 Deceased: April 15, 2012

Initiated: 10/06/1959
Passed: 12/01/1960
Raised: 05/04/1962

2011

Wor. George "Walker" Harmon

Born: 12/07/1936 Deceased: 12/11/2011

Initiated: 06/18/1968
Passed: 09/03/1968
Raised: 10/29/1968

Bro. Thomas Pettit Ashby

Born: 11/03/1930 Deceased: 09/25/2011

Initiated: 02/02/1961
Passed: 04/06/1961
Raised: 05/04/1961 (Ocean Lodge #116)

Bro. Freddie Kline Pruitt

Born: 10/09/1932 Deceased: 08/16/2011

Initiated: 05/15/1964
Passed: 09/11/1964
Raised: 10/16/1964 (Chesapeake Lodge #158)

Bro. William R. Lewis Jr.

Born: 01/10/1927 Deceased: 06/30/2011

Initiated: 03/19/1948
Passed: 03/26/1948
Raised: 04/26/1948 (Parksley Lodge #325)

Bro. Carter Braxton Parks

Born: 06/26/1916 Deceased: 01/20/2011

Initiated: 03/04/1960
Passed: 04/08/1960
Raised: 05/06/1960

Bro. Paul Winford Scott

Born: 04/05/1930 Deceased: 01/12/2011

Initiated: 05/06/1960
Passed: 08/05/1960
Raised: 12/28/1960

2010

Bro. Charles Alan Matz

Born: 07/16/1952 Deceased: 08/11/2010
Raised: 06/23/1999

Bro. Herbert Vincent Ewell

Born: 04/04/1932 Deceased: 06/26/2010
Raised: 11/11/1953

Bro. James E. Hutchinson

Born: 02/09/1925 Deceased: 12/22/2006
Raised: 08/05/1949

May our Brethren Rest in Peace