Meeting Location
ALL MEETINGS START AT 12:30 PM
ANNUAL MEETING
2nd Saturday in December
Business and Officer Installation
STATED BUSINESS MEETING
3rd Saturday in June
Business and Degree Work
CALLED MEETINGS
Called by the Excellent Chief
3rd Saturday in March or September
Place:
Charleston County Masonic Association Building
1285 Orange Grove Road
Charleston, SC 29407
Contact Information
V. Joe Hill PEC
P. O. Box 960
Eutawville, SC 29048
Tel. No.: 843-607-0881 C/Txt
Email: moc.liamgobfsctd-587c40@lliheojv
Members
Officers
| Excellent Chief | Dale W. Usery |
| Senior Knight | Charles F. Weichardt |
| Junior Knight | Patrick B. Lerch |
| Treasurer | Kenneth R. Brackens, Sr., PEC, KCZ |
| Scribe | V. Joe Hill, PEC, KCZ |
| Senior Warden | Michael C. Foote |
| Junior Warden | Phillip E. Reichner III |
| Dir. of Ceremony | Marcus C. Chalfant |
| Priest | Galen L. Knighten Jr. |
| Captain of the Guard | William Blake Duke |
| Sentinel | Robert P. Edwards |
Degree Team
| Degree Teams |
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| Director of Work | V. Joe Hill | |
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| Knight of the Sword | Primary | Alternate |
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| GMK | Joiseph E. Wallace III |
| Conductor | V. Joe Hill | |
| Senior General | TBA | |
| Junior General | TBA | |
| Priest | TBA | |
| Junior Warden | TBA | |
| Senior Warden | TBA | |
| 2nd Capt of the Guard | TBA | |
| 1st Capt of the Guard | TBA | |
| Tyler | TBA | |
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| Knight of the East | Primary | Alternate |
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| GMK | Joseph E. Wallace III | |
| Conductor | V. Joe Hill | |
| Senior General | TBA | |
| Junior General | TBA | |
| Priest | TBA | |
| Junior WardenTBA | TBA | |
| Senior Warden | TBA | |
| 2nd Capt of the Guard | TBA | |
| 1st Capt of the Guard | TBA | |
| Tyler | TBA | |
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| Knight of the East and West | Primary | Alternate |
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| GMK | TBA. | |
| Conductor (Director of Ceremonies) | TBA | |
| Priest | TBA | |
| Senior Knight | TBA | |
| Junior Knight | TBA | |
| Junior Warden | TBA | |
| Senior Warden | TBA | |
| 2nd Capt of the Guard (Steward) | TBA | |
| 1st Capt of the Guard (Sentinel) | TBA | |
| Tyler | TBA | |
Living Past Sovereign Masters
| Year | Name |
| * | 2004 | Eric A. Meace KCZ |
| * | 2005 | Eric A. Meace KCZ |
| * | 2006 | Tommie S. Epting KCZ |
| # | 2007 | Ronald T. Elvis, Sr.KCZ |
| 2008 | Thomas E. Blackwood |
| * | 2009 | Henry E. Smoak KCZ |
| 2010 | David J. DeChant, Sr. |
| * | 2011 | Edward J. Parent |
| * | 2012 | Roy C. Triplett |
| 2013 | Kenneth R. Brackens, Sr. KCZ |
| 2014 | Elbert C. Jackson KCZ |
| * | 2015 | Dickran Mgrdechian |
| * | 2016 | Norman F. Gay |
| 2017 | K. Joe Hill |
| * H | 2018 | Joe L. Elam |
| % | 2018 | Walter Cal Disher, II |
| 2019 | V. Joe Hill, KCZ |
| H | 2019 | Richard A. Wesner |
| 2020 | Thomas H. Lewis Jr. |
| 2021 | Thomas H. Lewis Jr. |
| 2022 | David R. Brewster |
| 2023 | Joseph H. Rutland |
| 2024 | Craig B. Dopson |
| 2025 | Robert L. Carter Jr. |
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| * | | Deceased |
| % | | Suspended |
| # | | Withdrew |
| H | | Honorary |
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Meeting Location
Annual Meeting First Saturday in December @ 10:00 AM
Election and Installation of Officers
Winter Meeting First Saturday in January @ 12:30 pm
Business, Degree Conferral
Spring Meeting Third Saturday in June @ 12:30 PM (Starting in 2026)
Business & Degree Conferral
(Location may vary)
Columbia Masonic Temple
1518 Hampton St, Columbia, SC
Contact Information
Robert (Bob) J Bean
724 Kitty Ln
Florence, SC 29501
Tel. No.: (843) 229-4710(cell)
e-mail: moc.loaobfsctd-7224ba@bobnaeb
Members
Officers
| Excellent Chief | Gary Sowell (5) |
| Senior Knight | Mike Broom (2) |
| Junior Knight | Thomas H. (TJ) Martin, Jr (4) |
| Treasurer | Richard W Sealy PEC (Deceased) |
| Scribe | Robert J. Bean, Sr. PEC |
| Senior Warden | Lloyd F Christopher (1) |
| Junior Warden | Nelson D Horton {4} |
| Dir. Of Work | John R Bowker |
| Priest | Robert Saverance {6} |
| Captain Of The Guard | Jeffrey Hall {2} |
| Sentinel | Marcus Burdette {3} |
Degree Team
| Director of Work | John R Bowker | |
| Asst Dir of Work | Charles Varn | |
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| Knight of the Sword | 2-Jun-26 | Team 2 |
| Great & Mighty King | Lloyd Christopher | |
| Senior General | Bobby Joe Albert | |
| Junior General | Mike Meetze | |
| Senior Warden | Alan Freezon | |
| Junior Warden | Lee Aultman | |
| 2nd Captain of Guard | | |
| 1st Captain of Guard | Thomas H Martin Jr | |
| Conductor | Andrew Hermann | |
| Priest | Michael W Kirk | |
| Lecture | Thomas Hayes | |
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| Knight of the East | 2-Jun-26 | Team 2 |
| Great & Mighty King | Will Ghent | |
| Senior General | Bobby J Albert | Jacob Anthony III |
| Junior General | Robert M Saverance | |
| Senior Warden | Marcuss Burdette | Larry R Jackson |
| Junior Warden | Mike Peeler | |
| Captain of Guard | F Dean Tollison | Bill Summerville |
| Conductor | Gerald Burton | Mike Meetze |
| Priest | Michael W Kirk | Jeff Hall |
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| Knight of the East and West | 2-Jun-26 | Team 2 |
| Excellent Chief | Julian Bevel | |
| Senior Knight | Trae Mann | |
| Junior Knight | Lee Aultman | |
| Senior Warden | Andrew Hermann | Edward E Smith Jr |
| Junior Warden | Charlie Raley | |
| 1st Captain of Guard | Bill Summerville | |
| 2nd Captain of Guard | Robert M Saverance | Michael J Broom |
| Conductor | Gerald Burton | Mike Meetze |
| Priest | Michael W Kirk | |
| Lecture | Rawl Scheibler | Mike Meetze |
Living Past Sovereign Masters
| Year | Name | |
| * | 1974 & 1975 | George | W | Romanstine | | |
| * | 1976 | William | A | Price | | |
| * | 1977 | Andrew | C | Grambling | Jr | |
| * | 1978 | J | B | Mc Guirt | | |
| * | 1978 (Hon) | Hugh | N | Lane | | |
| * | 1979 | Vernon | Azalee | Amick | | |
| * | 1980 | Clarence | E | Barmette | | |
| * | 1981 | Herman | Dwight | Mc Allister | | |
| * | 1982 | Willard | Faroe | Bond | Jr | Past Great Chief (Hon) |
| * | 1983 | James | D | Penley | Jr | |
| * | 1983 (Hon) | Samuel | H J | Womack | | Past Great Chief |
| * | 1984 | John | B | Maxey | | |
| * | 1985 | Claude | B | Robinson | | |
| * | 1986 | Vernon | T | Pinner | Jr | |
| * | 1987 | Joel | W | Frampton | Jr | |
| * | 1988 | Lowell | Mason | Reed | | |
| * | 1989 | Charles | Elvin | Jernigan | | |
| * | 1990 | John | A | Dixon | | |
| * | 1991 | Charles | Coleman | Adams | | |
| * | 1992 | Everette | True | Deitz | | |
| * | 1993 | Raymond | Alexander | Wood | | |
| * | 1994 | Jesse | Clyde | Branham | | |
| * | 1995 | Richard | Lee | Harding | | |
| 1996 | Robert | James | Bean | Sr | Past Grand Senior Knight (Hon) |
| * | 1997 | James | Frank | Gilliland | | |
| * | 1998 | Gordon | Kent | Elkins | | Past Great Chief |
| * | 1999 | Ford | Mcree | Thornton | Jr | |
| 2000 | Jacoby | Gordon | Cartrette | | |
| 2001 | Joseph | Leslie | Mc Gee | | |
| 2002 | Donald | Samuel | Tennyson | | |
| * | 2003 | Robert | Van | Pinkston | | |
| 2004 | Larry | Sylvester | Rhodes | | |
| 2005 | Jerry | Malcolm | Owens | | |
| * | 2006 | Henry | Gregory | Hiers | | |
| * | 2007 | Thomas | Henry | Waldrep | | |
| 2008 | Johnnie | Tucker | Morris | | |
| 2009 | Gary | Nelson | Martin | | |
| * | 2010 | William | Robert | Logan | | |
| * | 2011 | William | Penn | Colvin | | |
| 2012 | Lee | Roy | Bruce | Sr | |
| 2013 | Earl | Preston | Hudgens | Jr | |
| 2014 | Sidney | Harold | Gregory | | |
| 2015 | Robert | James | Bean | Jr | |
| 2016 | Howard | Taft | Burgess | | |
| 2017 | Dana | Preston | Rickards | | |
| 2018 | Francis | Dean | Tollison | | |
| 2019 | Rawl | John | Scheibler | | |
| 2020 & 2021 | Floyd | Wilson | Goff | Sr | |
| 2022 | Alton | Glenn | Greene | III | |
| * | 2023 | Richard | Wayne | Sealy | | |
| 2024 | Harvie | Benjamin | Bailey | | |
| 2025 | Gerald | David | Burton | | |
| * | Deceased | | | | | |
