Free and Accepted Masons of Arkansas
300 Main Street, Huntsville AR
P.O. Box 1082
Huntsville, Arkansas 72740
Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man.
Bro. Douglas MacArthur
In 1988, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Arkansas began a perpetual membership program in Arkansas. This program allows Lodge members to pay an amount equal to 16 times the Lodge's annual dues, thus exempt from further annual dues by the Lodge. The money is invested by the Grand Lodge and each subordinate lodge receives a dividend check each year based upon the amount of money invested. This program has actually become a financial "life saver" for most Lodges in that dues from members who have passed away are continually or "perpetually" returned to the Lodge each year.
The Officers of Huntsville Lodge encourage each member to become a perpetual member in the Lodge. We can think of no greater gift that a member can bestow upon the Lodge. Many wives and children give them as gifts. It not only helps the members (no more annual checks for dues), but guarantees the financial security of the Lodge for the future. Your dues card will be sent to you automatically each year and your name will be engraved on a plaque that hangs in the Lodge lobby as well as posted on this site. It you are interested, contact the Lodge secretary and he will assist you in obtaining your perpetual membership. Currently, the price is $800 which can be paid in one lump sum or paid out over time. Contact the secretary by clicking here, and he will get back with you.
List of Perpetual Members:
James D. Allen, (Deceased)
John Dennis Barnett
William Parker Basham (Deceased)
Jonathan D. Bowman
Dr. Ivan H. Box (Deceased)
Robert E. Boyd
Sumner Brashears, (Past Master)
George Warren Brown, (Deceased)
Earl C. Burkes
Leslie W. Butts, (Deceased)
Howard G. Cain, Jr.
Cecil Eugene Calico (Deceased)
Frank Wilbur Cannaday, (Deceased)
Johnny Cannon, (Past Master/Deceased)
Gerald F. Cartmell, (Deceased)
Harrel Chancellor (Deceased)
Johnny C. Clark
Jeffrey G. Cline, (Past Master)
James Noel Collins
Rev. H. Franklin Cook (Deceased)
Herbert L. Culwell, (Deceased)
Chad Everett Dickey
Glynn F. Dillahunty, (Past Master/Deceased)
Douglas Eugene Dobbyn, (Past Master)(Deceased)
James P. Eaton, (Past Master)
James Russell Eslick
J.W. McLendon
Melvin V. Fisher, (Past Master/Deceased)
Gary L. Faulkner, (Deceased)
Dr. James Patterson Fleming (Deceased)
Jimmie M. Glisson, (Past Master)(Deceased)
Denton C. Grubb
Otto Grubbs, (Past Master/Deceased)
Dallas Lee Hale, (Past Master)
Gerald D. Ham (Deceased)
Robert Lee Hankins, (Deceased)
Winfred R. Hart (Deceased)
Arvil L. Hatfield, (Past Master/Deceased)
Dr. Kevin L. Hatfield, (Past Grand Master)
Kirby Kendall Hatfield, (Deceased)
Tommy Hawkins, (Past Master)
Norman Dwight Heathman, (Past Master/Deceased)
Del Andrew Heck
Ernest Matthew Heinen (Deceased)
Dr. Jason Lee Holt, (Past Master)
Lee P. Holt, (Past Master)
Charles E. Hudgins
Lon Newton (L.N.) Hudson, (Past Master/Deceased)
Geral Lee James
Alvie C. Johnson, (Past Master)
Walter LeRoy Johnson, (Past Master/Deceased)
Bill D. Jones, (Past Master)
Kenneth P. Jones
Will Harlie Jones
Elvis Eugene Lichti
Dr. Alvin L. Lievsay (Past Master)
James Clifford Madewell
Byron David Markley
James P. McConnell, (Deceased)
Chester A. McElhaney (Deceased)
Daniel R. McGarrah
Phillip D. McGarrah, Jr.
Phillip D. McGarrah, Sr., (Past Master)
J. W. McLendon, Jr., (Past Master)
Douglas James McLoud, (Past Master)
Elmer L. Moore, (Past Master)
Garry Lee Morris
Thomas Cody Mosier
Frank C. Myers, (Deceased)
Dr. Max Norris, (Past Master)
Dr. Jasper O. Northcutt, (Past Master)(Deceased)
Gary L. Ogden, (Deceased)
Freddy Earl O'Kelley, (Deceased)
Justin B. Phillips
Tommy S. Phillips
Terry Joseph Phillips
Winford E. Phillips
John E. Reed
Jarred B. Rogers, (Past Master)
Alvin A. Schmidt, (Past Master/Deceased)
Douglas W. Sharp
Gerald E. Sharp, (Deceased)
Jack L. Sharp, (Past Master/Deceased)
Charles Freeman Shuster (Deceased)
Ronnie Wayne Sisco
Dr. Austin C. Smith, (Deceased)
J. Lee Smith, (Past Master/Deceased)
Darby L. Spurlock
Jack E. Stiffler, (Past Master)
James Edward Stroud
Darrel Alan Summers
Charles J. Swanner, (Past Master/Deceased)
Norman E. Taylor (Deceased)
Harold P. Teague, Jr.
Leonard Brazell Teague, (Deceased)
Milton D. Thompson, (Past Master (Deceased))
Dr. Edwin R. Tolle, (Past Master)(Deceased)
Henry M. Walker, (Past Master)
Steven Henry Walker
Searl Samuel Watson (Deceased)
Jimmy Ellis Webster, (Deceased)
Tom Bullock Wilson, (Deceased)
In 1988, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Arkansas began a perpetual and memorial membership program in Arkansas. This program allows Lodge members, family members, or friends of deceased masons to make a lasting memorial to the Lodge in memory of a deceased brother. The money is invested by the Grand Lodge and each subordinate lodge receives a dividend check each year based upon the amount of money contributed.
We can think of no greater honor that a member, family member or friend can bestow upon a deceased brother than that of creating a memorial membership. The Brother's name and date will be engraved on a plaque that hangs in the Lodge lobby as well as posted on this site. If you are interested, contact the Lodge secretary and he will assist you in obtaining a memorial membership. Currently, the price is $100. Contact the secretary by clicking here, and he will get back with you.
In Remembrance of Our Departed Brothers. Dedicated with Love to the Memory of our Brethren, Companions, and Sir Knights who have laid down the armor of life and are at Rest!
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."
One by one they pass away - the brothers of our adoption, the companions of our choice. With him we walked the pilgrimage of life and kept watch and ward in its trials and vicissitudes. We remember him in scenes that the world witnessed not, when fraternal feeling was genuine and undisguised. His virtues linger in our memories and the recollection of his noble qualities is consolation in this hour.
We owe his loving family acknowledgement of his companionship and service and we mingle our tears with theirs at parting from him. There is a destiny that makes us brothers and companions and none goes his way alone. As he, for whom we too are mourners, was true to the ties of Brotherhood, so shall we be true in the practice of the principles of Freemasonry.
Almighty God, our loving, Heavenly Father we humbly lift our hearts to Thee.
Remember in loving mercy those that are bereaved. Be Thou at this hour the comforting Father of all who mourn. Administer unto them the consolation they need. Cause us to look above this scene of mortality to the life which lies in thy immortality.
Lead us, by Thy grace and spirit, to seek those things which make for our everlasting peace, and fix our thoughts more devotedly on Thee, the only sure refuge in time of need; and at last when our earthly pilgrimage shall have ended, "when the silver cord shall be loosed, and the golden bowl be broken," wilt Thou O Father, be indeed Immanuel-God with us.
May the lamp of Thy love dispel the gloom of the dark valley, and may we be enabled by our faith in Thy Son to gain admission into the blessed temple above. Help us look "beyond the sunset" to the eternal sunrise.
We pray in His Holy name.
Amen.
List of Memorial Members:
James B. Gilliland, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
(1st Master of Huntsville Lodge #364)
Purchased by: Sumner Brashears
David W. Anderson
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Sumner Brashears
Wade B. Anderson, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Sumner Brashears
Omer W. Basham, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Bill Basham
Fred E. Benefield, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Juanita Benefield
Arthur Bennett
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Ewell Boyd, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Norma & Harrell Chancellor
Richard Wayne Brink, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Kevin Hatfield & Sumner Brashears
William B. Bunch
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Howard Cain, Sr.
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Rusty Cain
F. M. Coger, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Jasper and Genie (Imogene) Northcutt
James Frank Coger
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Elizabeth Coger
Kelly Cornett
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Jessie Shuster
Herman Deatherage
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Viola Deatherage
Charles B. Dillahunty
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Glynn Dillahunty
Frank Dillahunty, (Past master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Glenn Dillahunty
Maurice Dillahunty
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchase by: Glenn Dillahunty
Ernest Merlin Donaghey
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Fritz Eichler, (32nd Degree AASR, Shriner)
Member of: Gilette Lodge #606,
Scottish Rite - Valley of Little Rock,
Shrine - Pine Bluff AAONMS
Purchased by: Jim Eichler
Hill Everett
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Charles Everett
Orval E. Faubus
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Clark Fowler
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Price G. Fritts
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Golda Fritts
Fred E. Fulkerson
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Rose Fulkerson
Robert J. Gifford
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Gayle Gifford
Frank M. Grubb
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Denton Grubb and Jack Grubb
T. Lee Grubb
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Otto Grubb, (Past Master)
Matthew Grubb, (Past Master)
Member of: Alabama #337
Purchased by: Denton Grubb & Jack Grubb
Keith E. Ham
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Edward "Buck" Ham
Earl Howard Hargis
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Betsy Hargis
Hugh Hargis, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Dewey Harris
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Samuel Carl Hatfield
Member of: Rockhouse #489,
Alabama #337,
Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Arvil, Kevin, and Kenny Hatfield
Virgil H. Hatfield
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Arvil and Kevin Hatfield
William R. Hatfield
Member of: Alabama #337
Purchased by: Kevin Hatfield
Norman Gayle Haught
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Sharon Haught
J. Clark Hawkins
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
E. J. "Dick" Holland
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Taylor Hubbard, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Irene Hubbard
Lon Newton (L.N.) Hudson
Member of: Huntsville #364,
Heber Springs O.E.S.
Purchased by: Afton Johnson
Walter LeRoy Johnson, (Past Master)
Member of: Solomon #767
Purchased by: Perpetual to Memorial
Neal Kearney
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Gladys Kearney
Lester Keck, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Wayne Keck
Wayne Keck, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Marlene Keck
William A. King
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Margaret Smith
Cecil E. Leatherbury, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Faye Leatherbury
William J. "Bill" Ledford
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Karen Ledford
Gene Lewis Lievsay
Member of: Grand Lodge of Texas
Purchased by: Alvin Lievsay
Ivan R. Meek
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Louise Meek
Clay McBroom
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Bobby C. Napier
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Velma Napier
Herbert H. Napier
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Freddy Earl O'Kelley, (Past Master)
Member of: Solomon Lodge #767
Purchased by: Perpetual to Memorial
Gerald Robert Preston
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: J. W. McLendon, Jr.
Charles Samples
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Dana and Donna Samples
Reid Scott
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Billy E. Sharp
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Jack and Gerald Sharp
Jack L. Sharp, (Past Master, PGHP, PTIM)
Member of: Little Springs #230,
Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Melba Sharp
Freeman Shuster
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Charles Shuster
J. Denver Smith
Member of: Alabama #337,
Huntsville #364
Purchased by: J. Lee Smith
J. Lee Smith, (20 year Secretary of Huntsville #364)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Kevin Hatfield
Bobby Gene Strain
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Douglas Stroud, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Harold P. Teague, (Past Master)
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Harold P. Teague, Jr. Leonard Teague
Charles Ray White
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by:
Harold Whitson
Member of: Huntsville #364
Purchased by: Pearl Whitson
"We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your community... men who are endeavoring to be better citizen...[and] to make a great country greater. This is the only institution in the world where we can meet on the level all sorts of people who want to live rightly."
Bro. Harry S. Truman
List of Past Masters: 1879 - 1966
James Gilliland '79 - '80 - 1st Master
Charley K. Polk '81 - '82 - 2nd Master
John Proctor '83 - 3rd Master
William A. Gage '84 - 4th Master
P.W. Newton '85 - 5th Master
James Gilliland '86
Charles B. Sanders '87 - 6th Master
Monroe F. Knight '88,'10 - 7th Master
J.R. Berry '89- 8th Master
J.E. Plummer '90 - 9th Master
William A. Gage '91
W.C. Roberts '92 - '93 - 10th Master
J.H. Bohlen '94 - 11th Master
F. M. Coger '95 - 12th Master
H.A. Reynolds '96 - 13th Master
J.H. Guinn '98 - 14th Master
Elmer Polk '99 - 15th Master
Z.T. Reynolds '00 - 16th Master
W.T. Brooks '01 - 17th Master
W.G. Cannaday '02 - 04,'19 - 18th Master
J.P. Hamilton '05- 19th Master
Neal Dorsey '07 - 20th Master
Fred Youngblood '08 - '09 - 21st Master
John L. Phillips '13 - '14 - 22nd Master
C.L. Fritts '15 - 23rd Master
Alfred Hawn '16 , '20 - 24th Master
J.H. Guinn '21
J.F. Moore '22, 25 - 25th Master
Omer Basham '26 - 30, 39,41 - 26th Master
John Gaskill '31 -'32, '42 - '44 - 27th Master
Loy Hawn '33, '40 - 28th Master
Wade B. Anderson '34, 36 - '38 - 29th Master
Herman Richardson '35 - 30th Master
Harold P. Teague '45 - 31st Master
Ellis Garrison '46 - 32nd Master
Frank Dillahunty '47 - 33rd Master
Norman D. Heathman '48 - 34th Master
Hugh Hargis '49 - 35th Master
Freeman Shuster '50 - 36th Master
Ewell Boyd '51 - 37th Master
Glynn Dillahunty '52- 38th Master
Otto Grubbs '53 - 39th Master
Lester Keck '54 - 40th Master
Douglas Stroud '55 - 41st Master
Taylor Hubbard '56 - 42nd Master
Cecil Leatherbury '57 - 43rd Master
J. Lee Smith '58 - 44th Master
Wayne Keck '59 - 45th Master
Jack L. Sharp '60 - 46th Master
Fred E. Northcross, II '61 - 47th Master
Milton D. Thompson '62 - 48th Master
Charles P. Everett '63 - 49th Master
Jasper 0. Northcutt '64 - 50th Master
Dallas E. Parks '65 - 51st Master
Lionel D. Vaughn '66 - 52nd Master
List of Past Masters: 1967 - 2024
James E. Tipton '67 - 53rd Master
Thomas W. Steelman '68 - 54th Master
Jack L. Sharp '69
Arvil L. Hatfield '70-71 - 55th Master
Herbert H. Napier '72 - 56th Master
W. Q. Hall '73 - 57th Master
James A. Todd '74 - 58th Master
Fred E. Benefield '75 - 59th Master
Douglas E. Dobbyn '76 - 60th Master
Sumner Brashears '77 - 61st Master
Jack R. Scott '78 - 62nd Master
Bill D. Jones '79 - 63rd Master
Richard W. Brink '80 - 64th Master
Kevin L. Hatfield '81 - 65th Master
Lee P. Holt '82 - 66th Master
Elmer L. Moore '83 - 67th Master
Johnny Cannon '84 - 68th Master
Mark S. Melson '85 - 69th Master
Lealend Lamberson '86 - 70th Master
Alvin A. Schmidt '87 - 71st Master
Douglas J. McLoud '88 - 72nd Master
Larry D. Garrett '89 - 73rd Master
Carl D. Garrett '90 - 74th Master
Charles J. Swanner '91 - 75th Master
Jimmie M. Glisson '92 - 76th Master
Tommy H. Hawkins '93 - 77th Master
Melvin V. Fisher '94 - 78th Master
Jack L. Sharp '95
Jack Stiffler '96 - 79th Master
Douglas E. Dobbyn '97
Edwin Tolle '98 - 80th Master
Phillip McGarrah '99-00- 81st Master
J.W. McLendon '01, 04 - 82nd Master
Jarred Rogers '02- 83rd Master
Jeff Cline '03 - 84th Master
Clifford Madewell '05 - 85th Master
Max Norris '06 - 86th Master
Sumner Brashears '07
James Eaton '08 - 87th Master
Alvin Lievsay '09 - 88th Master
Robert Bilyeu '10 - 89th Master
Darrel Summers '11 - 90th Master
Marty Abrahamsen '12 - 91st Master
Jason Holt '13 - 92nd Master
Keith J. L. Todd '14 - 93rd Master
Robert Johnson '15 - 94th Master
Robert Johnson '16
Eric Blocker '17 - 95th Master
Bryon Speller '18 - 96th Master
Michael Foster '19 - 97th Master
Austin Campbell '20 - 98th Master
Shawn Ellis '21 - 99th Master
Rodney Fry '22 - 100th Master
Wesley Ellis '23 - 101st Master
Will Anderson '24 - 102nd Master