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Grand Lodge Committees 2024 - 2025

Standing Committees:  
(Section 15, Code of the Grand Lodge)
  • Appeals & Grievance
  • Distribution of Work
  • Finance
  • Fraternal Relations
  • Jurisprudence
  • Masonic Education
General Committees, Commissions, and Boards: 
(Section 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15f,  Code of the Grand Lodge)

Audit,  Board of Masonic Relief,  By Laws,  Chancellors,  Charters and Dispensations,  Commission on Investments,  Credentials and Returns,  Gifts,  Grand Lodge Properties,  Grand Master's Address,  Library and Museum,  Masonic Services Association,  Necrology,  Per Diem and Mileage,  Unfinished Business,  Work and Ceremonies

Committee Appointments

Appeals and Grievances                 
David J Dechant Sr, PGM - Chairman
Lloyd F."Curly" Christopher, PDDGM
Daniel H. Hart, PDDGM 
C. Lance Carpenter, PM
Timothy Ayers, PDDGM
​Gerald L. Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary
Distribution of Work & Grand Master's Address                      
Jack A. Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer - Chairman
D Samuel Tennyson, PGM
Barry A Rickman, PGM
David J DeChant Sr, PGM

William B. Rogers, PGM​



Finance 
C. Lance Carpenter , PSGD - Chairman 

Steven D Hames, Grand Master 
Thomas Watson, DGM, Deputy Grand Master, (ex-officio)
Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer, (ex-officio)
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary, (ex-officio)

John R. Marcucci, PDDGM
Mark A. Bennett, PDDGM 
D. J. Carmean, PGSB
Jeff Hall, PDDGM
A.C. Flora, IV, Senior Grand Warden (by invitation)
Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden ​(by Invitation)
Fraternal Relations
Barry A. Rickman, PGM - Chairman
Thomas Watson, Deputy Grand Master

C Lance Carpenter, PM
Ronald C. Mitchum, PGM 
T.J. Martin, PDDGM
James "Whitey" Hamilton, PG Steward
​Michael Broome, PDDGM


Jurisprudence
Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer - Chairman
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary
D Samuel Tennyson, PGM
Ronald C Mitchum, PGM
Barry A Rickman, PGM
Jay Adam Pearson, PGM
David J DeChant Sr, PGM
William B. Rogers, PGM

Steven D. Hames, Grand Master 
Thomas Watson, Deputy Grand Master, (​by invitation)
A.C. Flora, IV., Senior Grand Warden, (by invitation)
Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden, (by invitation)
Masonic Education                      
A.C. Flora, IV, Senior Grand Warden - Chairman
Steven D. Hames, Grand Master
Tommy Watson, Deputy Grand Master
Boyd E. "Ebbie" Hodges, Jr, Junior Grand Warden
Robert H. Heck, Jr., PDDGM - District 1,2,3 
Richard T "Ricky" Dixon, PDDGM - District 4,5,7 
Charles Key, PDDGM - District 6,8,9 
C. Ray Boland, PDDGM - District 10 
Thomas R. "Tom' Love, PM - District 11
O. Eugene "Gene" Wicker, Jr., PDDGM - District 12 
Michael D. Bryant, PDDGM - District 13 (Pilot) 
Thomas T Henry, PDDGM  - District 14,15 16 
Barry Harrison, PDDGM - District 17
Mark A. Bennett, PDDGM - District 18

J. Paul McWilliams, PDDGM - District 19,20,21 
Timothy Ayers, PDDGM - District 22 
Thomas Henry "TJ" Martin, PDDGM - District 23  

Kenny Catoe - District 24  
Robert Severance, PDDGM - District 25
David Thompson, PDDGM - District 26
​Dustin James, PM - District 27 

Dave Harrell, PDDGM - District 28,29,30 


Audit
Gary James. PDDGM, Chairman
Ronnie ThompsonDDGM
Harold Branham, PDDGM
Mitchell Floyd, PM
Dustin James, PM
 
Board of Masonic Relief                      
Daniel H. Hart, PDDGM - Chairman 
Steven D Hames, Grand Master
Thomas Watson, DGM
Gerald L. Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary
Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
John R. Marcucci, PDDGM 

A.C. Flora, IV., Senior Grand Warden, (by invitation)
​Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden, (by invitation)​​

Charters and Dispensations                      
Barry A Rickman, PGM - Chairman
Harold Branham, PDDGN
Doug O'Shields, PDDGM 
Thomas Watson, DGM
Timothy Ayers, PDDGM
​Stephen E. Buffkin, PDDGM
Commission on Investments 
Ronald C. Mitchum, PGM- Chairman 
Steven D Hames, Grand Master
Thomas Watson, Deputy Grand Master
Jack A. Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
Mark A Bennett, PDDGM
C Lance Carpenter, PM
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary
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A.C. Flora, IV, Senior Grand Warden (by Invitation)
​Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden (by Invitation)

Credentials and Returns
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
Rawl J. Scheibler, PDDGM

C. R, "Bill" Bouknight, PDDGM​
​Ron Lockaby, PDDGM
Bruce Chennery, PDDGM
Richard Barton, PDDGM
​Trent Henderson, PDDGM

Grand Lodge Properties                 
Steven D. Hames, Grand Master, Chairman
Jack A. Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary

Library and Museum
Gerald L. Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
Thomas E Watson, DGM     
Jac
k A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
A.C. Flora, IV., SGW
Rawl J. Scheibler, PDDGM
Boyd E. "Ebbie" Hodges, Jr., JGW
Masonic Services Association
Boyd E. "Ebbie" Hodges, Jr, Junior Grand Warden- Chairman
D.J. Carmean, PGSB - 6,8,9
Jay Wallace, PM - 1,2,3
Donald Kirby, PDDGM -4,5,7
Charles Ray Bouknight, PDDGM - 10,12, 13
Heath Burgess, PM - 11,17,18
Robert S Atkins, PDDGM - 14,15,16

Eric Ostrander, PM - 19,20,21
Bobby Joe Albert, PDDGM - 22,23,24
Gary T. James, PDDGM - 25,26,27 
Tommy Hayes, PDDGM - 28,29,30

Necrology                      
A Robert Nix, Grand Chaplain - Chairman
​Thomas Watson, DGM

Per Diem
Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer - Chairman
Jack Daniels, PDDGM
Barry Harrison, PDDGM
Otto Kaske, PDDGM
Douglas O'Shields, PDDGM
​Gary T. James, PDDGM
​Larry Nicodin, PDDGM


Unfinished Business                 
Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden - Chairman
Work and Ceremonies
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
Jack A. Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer 
D. Samuel Tennyson, PGM

Field Agents- Veterans Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Boyd E. "Ebbie" Hodges, Jr, - Chairman
Darrell Wayne Hudson, PM - Dorn Center
Joseph E. "Jay" Wallace III, PM - Johnson Center
Robert S "Sam" Atkins, PDDGM- Campbell Nursing Home
Ricky Dixon, PDDGM- Victory House Nursing Home
Gifts Committee
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer

Richard Sealy, PDDGM
Samuel H. Turner III, PDDGM
Michael J Broom, PDDGM

Mark A Bennett, PDDGM​

By-Laws
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
David J DeChant, PGM
Barry A Rickman, PGM

Jack A Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
Thomas Watson, DGM
A.C. Flora, IV, SGW

Chancellors
Joe Vasquez, PM
Ryan Waller, PM
John Robinson, PM
​Wes Smith, PM

Resolution of Appreciation
Boyd "Ebbie" Hodges, Junior Grand Warden - Chairman
Website & Social Media
Mark A Bennett, PDDGM, Webmaster
J. Paul McWilliams, PDDGM
Larry Leaird, PM
​Tom Lewis, DDGM


Perpetual Life
Jack A. Marler, PGM, Grand Treasurer
​Gerald L. Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary
Committee on Integrated Technology
Gerald L Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary - Chairman
​A C Flora IV, SGW
William F Campbell, PM
Mark A. Bennett. PDDGM
​Richard R. Barton, PDDGM
​Brandon Gore, PM
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