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Kempsville Lodge No. 196

4869 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Kempsville Lodge No. 196 - 1986

1986

Worshipful Jimmie Wilder

  • Initiated: 7/15/1975, Passed: 9/30/1975, Raised: 10/7/1975
  • Member, Khedive Shrine
  • Member, Norfolk Scottish Rite
  • Recipient, James Noah Hillman Award: 1986
  • 25 Year Veteran: 2000
  • Lodge Education Officer, Kempsville Lodge No. 196: 2013
  • Entered the Celestial Lodge: 8/1/2021

Lodge Officers

Photo courtesy of Worshipful Jimmie Wilder
left to right
  1. George Wallace - Treasurer
  2. Denny Harrison - Tiler
  3. Ralph Ward - Senior Warden
  4. Bobby Spruill - Senior Steward
  5. Jimmie Wilder - Worshipful Master
  6. Charlie Paramore - Junior Steward
  7. Ray Hall - Junior Warden
  8. Don Meyer - Chaplain
  9. Jim Gardner - Senior Deacon

Grand Master's District Visit

Photo courtesy of Worshipful Jimmie Wilder
left to right
  1. Walter Padon - Worshipful Master, Virginia Beach Lodge No. 274
  2. John W. Wilson - Worshipful Master, Princess Anne Lodge No. 25
  3. Jimmie Wilder - Worshipful Master, Kempsville Lodge No. 196
  4. Most Worshipful Oscar Wood Tate - Grand Master of Masons in Virginia
  5. Donald J. Kelley - Worshipful Master, Willis V. Fentress Lodge No. 296
  6. Right Worshipful H. W. "Buddy" Curran - District Deputy Grand Master, 56th District
  7. Calvin A. Ray, Jr. - Worshipful Master, Bayside Lodge No. 218
  8. Jessie Hughes - Worshipful Master, Lynnhaven Lodge No. 220

Obituary

Jimmie Wilder, 86, of Virginia Beach, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 1, 2021.

Jimmie proudly served 4 years in the US Navy and owned All-Risk Insurance Agency in Portsmouth for over 30 years.

He served at First Baptist Church of Norfolk as a deacon and as a Men's Sunday School Teacher for many years and attended the Men's Prayer Breakfast regularly. Jimmie and his wife, June, also enjoyed visiting others to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He loved to serve Jesus.

Jimmie was a past Worshipful Master with Kempsville Masonic Lodge #196.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife and best friend of over 62 years, June Wilder; two children, Rebecca Young and husband Terry, Jimmy Wilder and wife Christy; six grandchildren, Debbie, Joey H, Amanda, Joey W, Carissa, and James; 5 great-grandchildren; a sister, Frieda Baker; a brother Bill Wilder; and his little dachshund, HoneyBun.

Lodge Of Sorrow

  • Benjamin Yelvington Ward - 01/31/1986
  • R∴W∴ Dwight Paul Jones - 02/13/1986
  • Brock Jones Scott - 02/20/1986
  • Edward Lee Berry - 02/26/1986
  • Clarence Lynne Miller - 04/24/1986
  • James Kelly Davidson - 05/10/1986
  • Stanley White McCoy - 05/21/1986
  • George Martin Old - 08/08/1986
  • Ralph Patrick Graham - 11/14/1986