1971

Worshipful Franklin Linwood Beard, Sr.

Initiated: 3/20/1949, Passed: 5/10/1949, Raised: 8/2/1949 (Corinthian No. 266) Affiliated, Kempsville Lodge No. 196: 1960 Worthy Patron, Kempsville Chapter No. 173, Order of the Eastern Star: 1969 25 Year Veteran: 1974 Entered the Celestial Lodge: 4/22/1979

Lodge Officers

Photo courtesy of Worshipful Ejnar Olaf Jorgensen

1. Mike Lombardo - Senior Deacon
2. John E. Marr - Treasurer
3. Richard Alfred Davis - Senior Steward
4. George Wallace - Senior Warden
5. Richard A. Fisher - Junior Steward
6. Franklin Linwood Beard, Sr - Worhipful Master
7. Bill Pierce - Secretary
8. Lee Kelberg - Junior Warden
9. Clarence E. Barker - Tiler
10. Ernest Aubrey Graham - Junior Deacon
11. Clarence Gwaltney Felts - Chaplain

Notable Visitor

Brother Jim Wagner visits Kempsville Lodge in November of 1971. Brother Wagner would go on to serve as Worshipful Master of Lynnhaven Lodge No. 220 in 2010.

Brother Frank Hicks visits Kempsville Lodge in November of 1971. Brother Hicks would serve as Worshipful Master of Berkley Lodge No. 167 in 1978.

Lodge Of Sorrow

• John Harold Reynolds - 04/08/1971
• Hubbert Marion Johnson - 08/06/1971
• Earl Austin Oyer - 09/21/1971