OFFICERS

Our Lodge Officers are here to help further the brotherhood through instruction, guidance, and the constant preservation of our Masonic history.

2025 Officers Include:

Gregory E. Carpenter, Worshipful Master

Kyle J. Kocher,  Senior Warden & Almoner

Sean Yearick, Junior Warden

Raymond A. Andrews, Past Master 2009 & 2012, Treasurer

Scott T. Owens, Secretary

Brent May, Past Master 2016, Assistant Secretary

Glen G. Hough, Chaplain

Jacob Yearick, Senior Deacon

Jeff Koch, Past Master 2022, Junior Deacon

Pete Smeltz, Senior Master of Ceremonies

Thomas Barnhart, Junior Master of Ceremonies

Curtis A. Confer, Pursuivant

Gary D. Cox, Tyler

Lester Confer, WM and Jeffrey A. Koch, PM just after the passing of the gavel.

Past Masters Wall

Our past masters have the distinct honor of having served the LaFayette Lodge as Worshipful Master for a term of one year, supervising all members of the lodge and coordinating all activities within that year.

Lester Confer: 2023 & 2024

Jeff Koch: 2022

Malcolm P. Myers, Jr: 2014 & 2020 & 2021

Michael T. Brown: 2018 & 2019

H. Alexander Simcox: 2017

Dr. Brent D. May: 2015 & 2016

Scott E. Bartholomew: 2013

LaFayette Lodge #199 Living Past Masters

1966 Mikel M. Sheasley

1969 Jackie E. Rishel

1976 Richard M. Barner

1983

James L. Moore

1985 David N. Miller

1991 George A. Gedon

1994 David E. Kohen, Sr.

1993

David E. Kohen II

1996

Richard L. Powers II

1997 William T. Kessinger

1999 Lance D. Budinger

2000 Ronald H. Cryder

2001 John E. Ziegler

2003 Michael A. Slack

2004 Robin R.L. Stedman

2005

Louis S. Slack

2006 Raymond A. Andrews

2007 Michael A. Slack

2008 Scott E. Bixel

2009 Raymond A. Andrews

2010 Jeffrey C. Johnson

2011 Chad F. Savrock

2012 Raymond A. Andrews

2013 Scott E. Bartholomew

2014 Malcolm P. Myers,  Jr.

2015 Brent D. May

2016 Brent D. May

2017 H. Alexander Simcox

2018 Michael T. Brown

2019 Michael T. Brown

2020 Malcolm P. Myers,  Jr.

2021 Malcolm P. Myers,  Jr.

2022 Jeffrey A. Koch

2023 Lester G. Confer

2024 Lester G. Confer

2025 Gregory E. Carpenter

A special ceremony was held to honor the service of seven Past Masters in attendance at our Regularly Stated Meeting on 10/11/2018. Those Past Masters present were:

(L to R) H. Alexander Simcox, Brent D. May, Scott Bartholomew, Louis S. Slack, Dave Kohen II, James L. Moore, and Richard Powers.