Masters of Tyre Council #547 AMD
South Carolina
About the
Masters of Tyre Council #547 AMD
Meeting Time & Location
Fifth Mondays
March 31, 2026, Tuesday
June 29, 2026
August 31, 2026
November 30, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
American Legion Post 113
305 Lebanon Rd
Pendleton SC 29670
Contact info
L. Joe Granger
Secretary-Treasurer
115 Allee St
Clemson SC 29631-1902
864-654-2793
[email protected]
Officers
2026
| Sovereign Master | D. Keith Carnes |
| Senior Warden | Matthew K. Treadway |
| Junior Warden | William L. O’Neal |
| Secretary-Treasurer | L. Joe Granger, PSM |
| Asst. Treasurer | R. Steven Fields, PSM |
| Senior Deacon | A. Wayne Edwards |
| Junior Deacon | J. Gregory Harbin |
| Chaplain | James N. “Jim” Turner Jr., PSM |
| Tyler | Bruce R. Alexander, PSM |
| Ritualistic Director | Gerald D. Burton, PSM |
| Committees | |
| Audit | |
| Report first meeting of 2026 | |
| Chair: Bryan Rawls, PSM | |
| Mark Irby Jr., PSM | |
| Matt Treadway | |
| Nominating | |
| Report last meeting of 2026 | |
| Chair: Gerald D. Burton, PSM | |
| Buddy Jones Jr., PSM | |
| William O’Neal | |
Members
| Bruce R. Alexander, PSM | |
| Cecil E. Boatwright, PSM | |
| Charter | Gerald D. Burton, PSM |
| J. Samuel Burton, PSM | |
| D. Keith Carnes, SM | |
| C. Adam Conyers | |
| Cecil C. Conyers Jr. | |
| J. Nathan Cook | |
| Ronald L. Dodson, PSM | |
| A. Wayne Edwards | |
| Charter | R. Steven “Steve” Fields, PSM |
| J. Gregory “Greg” Harbin | |
| Mark A. Irby Jr., PSM | |
| J. M. “Buddy” Jones Jr., PSM | |
| James W. Lyle, PSM | |
| Charter | George S. Mabry Jr., PSM |
| William L. O’Neal | |
| K. Michael “Mike” Prater | |
| Bryan D. Rawls, SM | |
| Charter | Donnie E. Richards, PSM |
| Charter | Paul R. Richards, PSM |
| Charter | Ronnie P. “Pickle” Richards, PSM |
| Matthew K. Treadway | |
| James N. Turner Jr., PSM Emeritus | |
| Emeritus Members | |
| Larry S. Rhodes, PSM {2019} | |
| Charter | L. Joe Granger, PSM {2023} |
| Deceased Charter Members | |
| 5/31/2016 | Samuel M. “Sam” Willis, PSM |
| 10/14/2016 | J. Frank Gilliland, PSM |
| 3/10/2019 | Julius C. “Mike” Hubbard Jr., PSM Emeritus |
| 1/27/2022 | Thomas E. “Tom” Hayden Jr., PSM Emeritus |
| 12/4/2023 | Robert H. “Bob” Krause, PSM |
Past Sovereign Masters
| Past Sovereign Masters | |
| 2014-15 | R. Steven “Steve” Fields |
| 2016 | Ronnie P. “Pickle” Richards |
| 2017 | Donnie E. Richards |
| 2018 | George S. Mabry Jr. |
| 2019 | Robert H. “Bob” Krause {D} |
| 2020-21 | Vincent W. Petraroli {W} |
| 2022 | Cecil E. Boatwright |
| 2023 | Mark A. Irby Jr. |
| 2024 | Bryan D. Rawls |
| 2025 | J. M. “Buddy” Jones Jr. |
| D=Deceased – W=Withdrawn | |
| PSM of Other Councils | |
| 1997-98 | Larry S. Rhodes {361} |
| 1999 | J. Samuel Burton {361} |
| 2007 | Bruce R. Alexander {361} |
| 2008, 2021-24 | James N. Turner Jr. {361} |
| 2009 | Gerald D. Burton {361} |
| 2011 | L. Joe Granger {361} |
| 2012 | R. Steven “Steve” Fields {361} |
| 2014 | James W. Lyle {361} |
| 2016 | Ronald L. Dodson {361} |
| 2018 | Paul R. Richards {361} |
