A special "kudos" to:
 Audrey Purvis, Cindy Payne and all the others that made the Veterans Memorial a reality.

 Congrats - Kudos - Endowed Members - 50 year Members - Community Builder
Golden Trowel

This page is to acknowledge the special efforts and contributions that our members and others have made for the betterment of our fraternity and community.  That we will overlook some worthy of mentioning here is almost certain.  You can correct this by bringing the same to the attention of your webmaster.

Our Endowed Members who have purchased endowments that continue to pay benefits to the Lodge in perpetuity.  (D) indicates deceased.  

Moses Clayton Baum *(D) John Kilgore Carroll Pringle
O. B. Byrd (D) Ike Neal Chuck Woody
Jim Irwin 1921-2005 (D) Stan Painter Phillip Strength
Jerry Brown    

Fifty Year Masons: 

John Adams Tom Buckner ---- - 2004 Donnel Clark
Nathan Foster John Kilgore Roy Stambaugh
Carl Edington John D. Isenhower Bob Lane ---- - 2003
Garland Smith (60 years) O. B. Edmondson ---- - 2004 Chuck Woody
Eddie Petty ---- - 2004

Community Builders Recipients:    The rarely bestowed Community Builder Award is to formally recognize outstanding non-masons who have distinguished themselves through their service to the community, to the local, state, or national government, to their church, or to humanity.  It seeks out those men and women who, year in and year out, quietly and without fanfare, show their devotion to their community and its people without the expectation of recognition or honors.

Jack Scott - 1999 Terry Thomas - 2001 Julene Franke - 2003
Bob Pipes - 2000 W. G. (Wimpy) McCoy - 2002 Dannes Turner - 2004
Cindy Payne -2005 Mark Norris - 2007  

Golden Trowel Recipients: 

 1999

Ike Neal  
Ray Purvis

 2000
R. L. Barnett 
H. L. (Tex) Evans
Jim Irwin
H. D. Weaver
( Photo)

2001
John Kilgore

 2002
Carl Edington		 2003
Allen Barnett

2005
John Baum

    

Congratulations to:   Congrats - Kudos - Endowed Members - 50 year Members - Community Builder
Golden Trowel
 

Congratulations Seniors 2007!!!
                        , recipient of Masonic Scholarship Award
____________, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award
________________, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award

2006
Jessy Norris, 2006 recipient of Masonic Scholarship Award
Ryan Payne, 2006 recipient of Masonic Scholarship Award
Jeremiah Jake Snell, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award
Travis C. Golson, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award

2005
Kelsey Richards, recipient of Masonic Scholarship Award

2004
Phillip A. Bennett, 2004 recipient of Masonic Scholarship Award
Jose Mauricio, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award
Hayli-Jo Foster, recipient of Mirabeau B. Lamar Award
 

Danielle J. Rivard and Byron L. McNutt, 2003 recipients of  Masonic Scholarships.
Shelia M. Bell and Christopher H. Harris, 2003 recipients of  Mirabeau B. Lamar Awards
Gregory Black and Judith Mauricio, 2002 recipients of  Masonic Scholarships.
Bridget Callaway and Charles Rogers, 2002 recipients of  Mirabeau B. Lamar Awards
Tessa Wyatt and Nicholas Dimitri, year 2001 recipients of Mirabeau B. Lamar Awards.
Alisa Hail and Landon Hill, year 2001 recipients of Cross Plains Lodge No. 27 College Scholarships
Terry Thomas, recipient of 2001 Community Builder Award. 

 Bros. O. B. Edmondson and R. G. (Garland) Smith, our latest 50 and 60 year members, to be honored with appropriate presentation and commendation ceremonies on Saturday, September 30, 2000, at 10:30 A.M. during the Homecoming Business Meeting.

Dusty Spencer and Candice Francy, recipient of Cross Plains Lodge year 2000 college scholarships. (Belated congrats to 1999 recipients Mindy Mitchell and Sam Nixon)

Lucino Mauricio and Robert Walters, recipients of year 2000 Mirabeau B. Lamar awards.  (Belated Congrats to 1999 recipients Ventura Monrreal and Jeremy Gilliam..

Jodi Lynn Payne, recipient of the Fort Worth Scottish Rite Foundation scholarship for the 2000-2001 school year.

Kudos & Encomiums to:  Congrats - Endowed Members - 50 year Members

 To all who have and will contribute to preservation of  our fraternity..............................

Blanche Byrd for research and documentation of Past Worthy Matrons and Past Worthy Patrons of the Cross Plains Chapter of the Eastern Star.

Events of the Recent Past:

An Amish lad was initiated at Moran Lodge No. 863 during July 2000.  He may be the first Amish to be initiated in Masonry. Someone is checking that out. Cross Plains Bros. Callaway and Weaver were in attendance.

Community Builder Award  presented to Terry Thomas at Kiwanis Meeting at Jean's Feed Barn on May 8, 2001 noon.

Golden Trowel Award was presented to Bro. John Kilgore on April 5, 2001 at an open meeting.

Teacher/Staff pre-school Breakfast March 5, 2001@ 8:00 AM at Jean's Feed Barn

Masonic Service Awards On Saturday, September 30, 2000, Bros. O. B. Edmondson and R. G. Smith were presented 50 and 60 year Masonic Service Awards from the Grand Lodge of Texas at Cross Plains Schools Homecoming. The open ceremony was conducted at the well attended Alumni Business Meeting in the High School Gym. Many ex-students who are also Masons put on a Masonic apron and joined Cross Plains Lodge No. 627 Brethren in the presentation.
Bro. O. B. Edmondson (50 yrs) is a greatly admired and respected retired agricultural teacher.
Bro. R. G. Smith (60 years) resides at the Texas Masonic Retirement Center in Arlington. (See photos page)

Community Builder Award  presented to Preacher Bob Pipes at the Kiwanis's luncheon meeting on Tuesday, May 2nd at 12:00 noon.  The Community Builder Award is the highest Masonic award extended outstanding non-Masons for his/her contributions to our community and humanity.

 Congrats - Kudos - Endowed Members - 50 year Members - Community Builder
Golden Trowel

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