Knight Crusader of the Cross
Chair Degree for past Commanders
South Carolina
About the
Knight Crusader of the Cross
Any Sir Knight who is now presiding or has presided over a Commandery of Knights Templar in South Carolina is invited to have the Order conferred. Please contact the Recorder of your Constituent Commandery for a petition or download a copy from this site. All petitions must be submitted with fees to the Grand Recorder at least three weeks prior to the meeting date.
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Meeting Time & Location
The Knight Crusaders of the Cross of South Carolina will convene on the third Saturday of April at the Masonic Temple in Columbia.
Note: Next meeting is 2027. Times will be posted on the SCGYR Home Page Calendar.
Dress Code
Officers and Degree Team - KT Uniform with Chapeau.
Contact info
John Robert Bowker
109 Bally Bunion Lane
Columbia, SC 29229-8126
[email protected]
Officers
2026-2027
| Knight Crusader of the East | Michael W Kirk {6} |
| KC of the West | Ronald Quattlebaum {1} |
| KC of the South | William S Ghent (5) |
| KC of the North | Marcus Burdette (3) |
| KC Treasurer | C Mark McDonald |
| KC Recorder | John R Bowker |
| KC of the Holy Cross | G. Walker Moore {2} |
| KC of the Asylum | Jerry Williard {4} |
| KC of the Temple | Jeffrey L Hall {2} |
Degree Team(s)
| Primary | Alternate | |
| Knight Crusader of the East | Jeffrey Hall | |
| Knight Crusader of the West | Ted Thomas | |
| Knight Crusader of the South | Ronald Quattlebaum | William S Ghent |
| Knight Crusader of the North | Mark McDonald | |
| Knight Crusader of the Holy Cross | Gary Sowell | |
| Knight Crusader of the Asylum | Gerald Burton | |
| Knight Crusader of the Temple | Mike Kirk | |
| Degree Master | Jeffrey Hall |
Past Officers
| Past Knight Crusaders of the East | |
| NAME | Year KCC Com |
| Richard L Harding * | 1994 |
| H Gregory Hiers * | 1995 |
| D Samuel Tennyson Sr | 1996 |
| Jerry M Owens | 1997 |
| G Kent Elkins * | 1998 |
| William R Logan * | 1999 |
| Ford M Thorton * | 2000 |
| Johnnie T Morris | 2001 |
| T Henry Waldrep * | 2002 |
| Richard A Wesner | 2003 |
| Doug G Lee | 2004 |
| Joseph L McGee | 2005 |
| C E “Bud” Turner * | 2006 |
| Leroy J Delionbach * | 2007 |
| R Henry Brown * | 2008 |
| Robert J ‘Bob’ Bean Sr | 2009 |
| Robert V Pinkston * | 2010 |
| S Hal Gregory | 2011 |
| L Aubry Haynes * | 2012 |
| Gary B Hinson | 2013 |
| J Gordon Cartrette | 2014 |
| H Ted Burgess | 2015 |
| Dana P Rickards | 2016 |
| Lee Roy Bruce Sr | 2017 |
| Richard W Sealy * | 2018 |
| Gary C Sowell | 2019-2020 |
| J Sam Burton | 2021 |
| Harvie B “Pete” Bailey | 2022 |
| Floyd W Goff Sr | 2023 |
| Michael J Broom | 2024 |
| Gerald Burton | 2025 |
| * DECEASED | |
