Queen Esther Chapter NO. 11
LOCATION: 427 W. Pike St., Clarksburg, WV 26301
MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 567 Lumberport, WV 26386
MEETINGS: Second and Fourth Thursday at 7:30 (only one meeting in Nov. & Dec.)
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: March 4, 2011
Officers
| WM | Janelle Savage | Rt. 4,Box 255C, Clarksburg, WV 26301 |
| WP | Jim Savage | Rt. 4,box 255C, Clarksburg, WV 26301 |
| AM | Joy Marshall | 380 Winemiller Lane, Lumberport, WV 26386 |
| AP | Greg Marshall | 380 Winemiller Lane, Lumberport, WV 26386 |
| Sec | Susan Marra | P. O. Box 567, Lumberport, WV 26386 |
| Trea | Lucille B. Anderson | 177B Elk Creek Rd., Mt. Clare, WV 26408 |
| Cond | Sandy Dumire | 118 Vermont Ave., Clarksburg, WV 26301 |
| AC | Jean Ford | Rt. 2, Box 146, Salem, WV 26426 |
| Chap | Barbara Jackson | Rt. 3, Box 57A, Clarksburg, WV 26301 |
| Mar | Shirley Ash | Rt. 2, Box 849, Bridgeport, WV 26330 |
| Org | Jean Crandall | Rt. 3, Box 228D, Bridgeport, WV 26330 |
| Adah | Rita Ford | Rt. 2, Box 149, Salem, WV 26426 |
| Ruth | Tina Hardy | 793 Rinehart Rd., Wallace, WV 26448 |
| Esther | Mary Beth Paletta | Rt. 2, Box 554, Bridgeport, WV 26330 |
| Mart | Karen Davis | 248 W. Main St., Salem, WV 26426 |
| Elect | Christina D. Moneypenny | 18 Gains St., Salem, WV 26426 |
| War | Jerry Crandall | Rt. 3, Box 228D, Bridgeport, WV 26330 |
| Sent | Carl Arnett | Rt. 1, Box 519, Mt. Clare, WV 26304 |
Chapter Memership
| Florence A. Adams | Bridget Griffin | Kimberly Pennington, P.M. |
| Mary Alice Alexander | Mildred Groomer, P.M. | Karen L. Phillips |
| James R. Alfred | Jenny Hagan | Charlotte J. Piscura |
| Shirlee Alfred, P.M. | Jayne Hall | Margaret Pokrzywa |
| Gary Allen | Larry Hall | June Anne Pollard |
| Laurann Allen | Ralph Hall | Eleanor Powell |
| Betty Joan Ammons | Margaret Hall | Marie Powell, P.M. |
| Barbara A. Anderson | Nancy Hall | Romola Powell |
| Barbara J. Anderson | Ruth Harbert | Ruth Powell |
| Loretta Anderson | Margie Hardesty | Albert N. Price, P.P. |
| Lucille B. Anderson, P.M. | Sandra Hardman, P.M. | Helen M. Pritchard |
| Seba T. Anderson, P.P. | Tina Hardy | John F. Radtka |
| Sheila K. Anderson | Glenda Harenburg | Betty Reed |
| Diana Archer | Marian R. Harpold | Joan Reed |
| Carl Arnett | Emma Harris , P.M. | Marjory S. Reeder |
| Clarice G. Arnold | Clara Harrison | Juanita Reynolds |
| Delma Jean Arnold | Margaret Rebecca Hart | L. Virginia Richards |
| Barbara F. Ash | Ann R. Hartzell, P.M. | Melba Richards |
| Mary June Ash | Carl N. Hartzell | Virginia Richardson |
| Shirley Ash, P.M. | Betty J. Hawkins | Brannon Riffle |
| Thomas E. Ash | Gertrude M. Heaster | Barbara Riggleman, P.M. |
| Jo Ann Ashcraft | Kimberly Heck | David L. Riggleman |
| Kandace Atkinson | Barbara Heldreth, P.M. | Dorothy Riggleman |
| Nancy Ayers | Donna Heldreth | Robin Righter |
| Carl Aylestock | Betty J. Henderson | Thurza M. Righter |
| Marchetia J. Bailey | Vera Hensley | Betty T. Riley |
| Thelma K. Bailey | Marjorie E. Hickman | Christine Riley |
| Carol M. Baker | Michelle Hickman | Terry Rinehart |
| Deborah Ann Baker | Harry Hilderbrand | Dorothy Robinson |
| Louise Baker | Mary Lou Hilderbrand | Janet H. Robinson |
| Pamela Kay Barcus | Susan J. Hilton | Katherine Robinson, P.M. |
| Brenda Wine Barnes | Ashley Hinerman | Roberta E. Robinson |
| Vyolet Barnett | Kimberly Hinerman | Gwen Rogers |
| Naomi Bartlett | Margaret Hinerman | Kay Rogers |
| Janet Bates | Roberta Hinerman | Ramona Rogers, P.M. |
| Jennifer Bates | Kimberly Hinkle, P.M. | Scott K. Romesburg |
| Carolyn T. Bell | Mark Hinkle | Avis W. Rowan |
| Kathleen C. Berry | Judith Holcolm | Eleanor Rowe |
| Maxine Biafore | Joan Hollandsworth, P.M. | Joan Samples |
| Martha S. Bird | Sharon Hood | Betty L. Saunders |
| Eileen M. Bishop | Margaret Hooton | Marie Saunders |
| Scarlett Bishop | Brenda Hostutler | James E. Savage, P.P. |
| Margaret Blackwell | James W. Hotsinpiller | Janelle Savage, P.M. |
| Hubert Bland, Jr. | Kathleen Hoyman | Charles Sawyers |
| Danelda Boggs | Ona Huber | Robin Sawyers |
| Sharon L. Bolyard | Betty Ann Hugus | Beulah Sayres |
| Franklin Bowman, P.P. | Dora J. Hull | Roberta Schenck |
| Mary Jane Bowman, P.M. | Dorothy Hurst, P.M. | Darcie Savage Scott |
| Cassie Bragg | Barbara Jackson | Elizabeth L. Shawhan |
| Kay Bragg | George D. Jackson, P.P. | Barbara S. Sheaffer |
| Patricia A. Bray | Arreta Jaranko | Della Sue Sheline |
| Cheryl J. Brenton | Nancy T. Jarrett | Donna Shiffra |
| Brooke Britton | John Jeffries, P.P. | Minda Shingleton |
| Cornelia Britton | Patricia M. Johnson | Cindy Short, P.M. |
| Sulayne Brooks | Anna L. Jones | Mary L. Short, P.M. |
| Belva Brown | Diane K. Jones | George Simon, PGP |
| Jean Brown | Marcia Jones | Norma Simon, P.M. |
| Mary Beth Brown | Amy Jordan | Jennifer T. Simpson |
| Mary Jo Brown | Randall Jordan | Tallulah L. Simpson |
| Catherine M. Bryan | George Judy | Barbara Skinner |
| Chyrell Buckingham | Betty Justice | Donald Skinner |
| Peggy Burkhammer | Jeanny Kalaycioglu | Elizabeth Ann Skinner, P.M. |
| Dixie Burner | Pamela D. Kane | Melissa Skinner |
| Edith Burnett | Dolores J. Keener | Richard A. Skinner |
| Geraldine Buseman, P.M. | Cathy Jo Kelley, P.M. | Hope Skufe |
| Alice Caldwell | Michelle A. Kelley | E. Lynne Slamick |
| Wanda Camp | Tammy J. Keough | Connie L. Smith |
| Caroline Carlot | Doris Sue Kerns | Donna K. Smith |
| Jean E. Carlson | Betty Jo Kester | Pamela Smith |
| Blanche M. Carmichael | Dortha R. King | Lois Snider, P.M. |
| Pauline Carmichael | Bridget Kirk | Nilah Goff-Haggerty Snider |
| Linda Carnes, P.M. | Michael Kirk | Richard Snider |
| Shannon Carnes | Norma Kirk, P.M. | Kathryn Snodgrass |
| Carolyn Sue Carr | Trena Kirk, P.M. | Donald G. Snyder |
| Rosemary Carr | Helen M. Kirkpatrick | Elizabeth Snyder |
| Theresa L. Carr | Cora Belle Knapko | H. Frances Snyder |
| Ann J. Casey | Marlene Knight | Margaret Snyder |
| Josephine Chalfont | Peggy Ann Knotts | Ruth L. Snyder |
| Betty Lou Childers | Richard Knotts | Tommy Snyder |
| Charles E. Childers | Brenda Jo Kopola | Pamela Spencer |
| Beth Christian | Beverly R. Kramer | Agnes J. Sperling |
| Emma Clevenger | Karen Krause | Lisa S. Staley |
| Patricia Coburn | Lavonne Krivosky | Bonnie J. Stalnaker |
| Wanda Cochran | Mary Landacre, P.M. | Margaret Stalnaker |
| Helen Cole | Josephine Lauderman | Evelyn I. Starcher |
| Marilyn K. Newlon Cole | Ruth Lawlis | Betty E. Starkey |
| Mary Alice Cole | Donna B. Leaseburg | June Renee Starkey |
| Phyllis H. Collins | Barbara Leatherman | Robert Starkey |
| Brenda Comp | Lois Lee | Evelyn Statler |
| Mary G. Conrad | Pamela Leggett | Jean Stewart |
| Rosemary J. Cottrell | Beulah Leichter | Lorie Stingo, P.M. |
| Avis J. Cottrill | John L. Leland, P.P. | Betty L. Stipe, P.M. |
| Barbara Courtney | Jeanie Levelle, P.M. | Ellouise M. Strader, P.M. |
| Betty Criss | Sherry Lee Lewis | Emily L. Strader |
| Patty J. Cupp | Ronald L. Lewis | Kimberly Strait |
| Dorothy Currey | Mary Arbutina Lodge, P.M. | Clyde Strother |
| Jean Currey | Rebecca G. Long | Faye Sturm |
| Doris Cutright | Annabel Luebbe, P.M. | Juanita Stutler |
| Evelyn V. Cutright | Madelyn Lusk | Tina J. Sulsona |
| Nellie B. Daugherty | Sandra Lutz | Hannah M. Sutton |
| Frances A. Davis, P.M. | Marie Lynch, P.M. | Mary Lou Sutton |
| George A. Davis | Arthur Malcolm, P.P. | Barbara Swiger, P.M. |
| Gloria J. Davis | Tula Malcolm, P.M. | Brenda Swiger |
| Karen D. Davis, P.M. | Kathleen Mangus | Charly Swiger |
| Mary Louetta Davis | Deborah Mano | Dawn Lynn Swiger |
| Doris Jean Dawkins | Patricia Marks | Debra Swiger |
| Ruby I Deakins | Susan Marra, P.M. | Harley Swiger |
| Louise Dean | Eleanor Marsh | Patricia Swiger, P.M. |
| Susan J. DeBardi | Frances Martin | Phyllis Dee Swiger |
| Vivian Dennison | Oleta R. Martin, P.M. | William M. Swiger, P.P. |
| Andy L. Devart, P.P. | Frances Mason | Brenda Talkington |
| E. Wayne Devericks | Anna Lee Matheny | James L. Talkington |
| Eva DeWitt | Sabina Mawyer | Lucille Taylor |
| Andrew Jackson Douglas | Reta C. Maxson | Karen Temple |
| DeEtta R. Dutchess | Linda J. May | Betty R. Thomas |
| Ernestine Dutchess | Christopher McAllister | M. Louise Thomas |
| Esther W. Dyer | Reva A. McAllister | Sally Thomas |
| Edithanne Ervin | Susan McCartney | Evelyn Thornburg |
| Ellizabeth Jane Everitt | Mildred L. McCarty | Rebecca Thornton |
| Jeannette Everitt | Miriam McCaw, P.M. | Joyce Tichenor |
| Teresa E. Fazio | Cheryl McCray | Terrah E. Tillman |
| Helen Ferguson | Thomas McCray | Vera L. Todd |
| Lucille Fidler | Nancy McIntire | Louise P. Toothman |
| Gloria Fisher | BettyL McIntyre | Bonita Totten |
| Ruby Ann Fisher, P.M. | Anna McPherson | Kyle Totten |
| Margaret C. Fitzpatrick | Carl Sr. Meahl | Audrey Trader |
| Ruth Ann Flanigan | Mittie Meahl | Louise Trimble |
| Reva Fluharty | Cora Ann Mearns | Denver Tucker |
| Mary A. Folmar | Jo Ann Melkus | Janice H. Turns |
| John D. Folsom | Dorothy Ann Mero | Lula N. Tzanis |
| Austin K. Ford | Sue Ann Merrill | Ruth Utter |
| Clara A. Ford | Margaret Meyer, P.M. | Delores Vance |
| Dorris Ford, P.M. | Barbara Miller | Pamela Vandergrift |
| Naomi Jean Ford, P.M. | Merle Millere, P.M. | Jane VanGilder |
| Rita Ford, P.M. | Shirley Minnich | Howard VanScoy |
| June L. Foreman | Delores Minor | Karen Villers |
| Carolyn Forinash | Mary Mitchell | Twyla Vincent |
| Mabel D. Fornash | Wilmageen Moebus | Mary Jane Vredeveld |
| Viola Fortney | Christina D. Moneypenny, P.M. | Carrie L. Wagner |
| Kathleen Fowler, P.M. | Collette Moore | Marylou Jean Wagner |
| B. Joan Freeman | Linda Moore | Betty J. Walls, P.M. |
| Delmar Freeman | Rebecca Moore, P.M. | Sue Walls |
| Mary Jo Freeman | Theodore Moore, PP | Anna Mae Watkins |
| Thelma Freeman | Bernice Moots, P.M. | Donna Watkins |
| Anthony Friend | Francis Moots, P.P. | Shannon Watson |
| Carrie Friend, P.M. | Kelly Moran | Erma G. Way |
| Howard Friend | Florence M. Morgan | Connie Wease |
| Margaret Friend | Rebecca S. Muniz | Eva L. Wease, P.M. |
| Shirley Frum, P.M. | Patrick Murphy, P.P. | Beth Webb |
| William Frum, P.P. | Vicki Murphy, P.M. | Frances J. Webb |
| Dorothy E. Gandee, | Eraina Muscatell | William Howard Webb |
| Ruth Garrett | Joyce Neel | Sara H. Weekley |
| Avery Freeman Gaskins | Lillian Newlon, P.M. | Edith L. Welch, P.M. |
| Betty Jean Gaston | Ruby Nicewarner | Janna May Westfall |
| Betty Gawthrop | Ruth Nichols, P.M. | Marianne D. Westover |
| Mary V. Gawthrop | Pamela Nicholson | Emily Wilder |
| Frances L. Gerrard | Emma Norwood | John Wilfong |
| Charlotte Giaordano | Barbara Ann Nutter | Joy Williams |
| Linda J. Gimmel, P.M. | C. Blair Nutter | June Williams |
| Joyce Goff | Charla L. Nutter | Bettina Williamson |
| Sara H. Gorby | Deborah Nutter | Kelly Williamson |
| Cynthia Gordon | Fern Louise Nutter | Karol Wilson |
| Lillian H. Gordon | John Lewis Nutter | Rosemary Winpigler, P.M. |
| Paul Gordon | Loveta Nutter | Nancy Jo Winters |
| Dorothy Goughenour | Carl Nuzum | Beverly S. Wise |
| Michelle Graham | June Nuzum | Sherry L. Wiseman |
| Paul Douglas Gray | Mary Ellen O'Dell | Janet Withers |
| Sally S. Gray | Mary Virginia Paletta | Sarah E. Woodford |
| Irene B. Greer, P.M. | Bettie Parks, P.M. | Katherine Woods |
| Stacey Gregory | Betty J. Patterson | Donna Wyke |
| Ruby Griffey | Helen Paugh | Virginia A. Yost |
| Wilma Oldaker | Nancy F. Payne | Donna Dodd Zelik |
| Donna Oldroyd | Bernice Pennington | Charles W. Zickefoose, P.P. |
| Betty Jo Orr | Candy Pennington | Luella P. Zickefoose |
| Mary Beth Paletta, P.M. | Ina Grace Pennington |
Chapter History
Queen Esther Chapter #11 was organized in Clarksburg, W.V. on August 26, 1904. The thirty eight members paid an initiation fee of $1.00 each.
Queen Esther Chapter has entertained the Grand Chapter thirteen times. At the 40th Session of Grand Chapter held in Clarksburg, Mrs. Lula Atzrodt, PGM, was elected Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter of West Virginia. She served until the 1968 Session of Grand Chapter at which time she resigned and was elected Grand Secretary Emeritus. Mrs. Beulah Maxwell served as Grand Secretary and was also elected as Grand Secretary Emeritus for her dedicated service.
The Eastern Star Chorus was organized in 1937, and Mrs. Helen Robb served as Organist and Choir Director.
In June 1998, Rachel Chapter No. 47, Bridgeport merged with Queen Esther. In June 2004, Shinnston Chapter #103, Shinnston merged with Queen Esther. In June 2008, Orpha Chapter #30 at Salem merged with Queen Esther.
In August of 2004, Queen Esther Chapter celebrated its 100th Anniversary at the Masonic Temple in Clarksburg.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Kate Roberts, Grand Adah — 1906
Lucy Jacobs, Worthy Grand Matron — 1909
Bertie M. Showalter, Worthy Grand Matron — 1923
Howard F. Hanna, Worthy Grand Patron *Rachel 47— 1936
Lula A. Atzrodt, Worthy Grand Matron — 1937
Harry C. Hoffman, Worthy Grand Patron — 1940
Leoma Chandler, Grand Esther *Rachel 47— 1948
Lulu A. Atzrodt, Grand Secretary — 1950-— 1968
Beulah Reppert, Grand Electa *Flemington 126— 1951
Etta W. Scott, Worthy Grand Matron — 1952
Leoma Chandler, Grand Marshal *Rachel 47— 1952
Jessie Bowman, Grand Adah *Shinnston 103— 1952
Charles D. Scott, Worthy Grand Patron — 1956
Beulah G. Reppert, Worthy Grand Matron *Flemington 126— 1955
Beulah G. Reppert, Grand Trustees *Flemington 126— 1956-61
Leoma A. Chandler, Worthy Grand Matron *Rachel 47— 1956
Dulcie Freeman, Grand Ruth — 1959
Helen Robb, Grand Organist — 1960.— 1962
Thelma Gardner, Grand Martha *Shinnston 103— 1963
Beulah Maxwell, Grand Martha — 1966
Clarice Keener, Grand Chaplain — 1967
Ruth Clevenger, Grand Martha *Rachel 47— 1968
Beulah Maxwell, Grand Secretary — 1969-79
Lila Lee DeMarco, Grand Chaplain *Rachel 47— 1970
Norma Simon, Grand Adah *Shinnston 103— 1975
George Simons, Worthy Grand Patron *Shinnston 103— 1978
Kay Kellerman, Gand Ruth *Shinnston 103— 1979
Patricia Devart, Grand Organist *Flemington 126— 1986
Oleta Martin, Grand Warder — 1986
Norma Kirk, Grand Chaplain — 1995
Trena Kirk, Grand Adah — 2004
Janelle Savage, Grand Chaplain — 2008
James Savage, Grand Marshal — 2010
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Kate Roberts Nebraska 1904-1907
Lucy Jacobs Michigan 1909-1910
Rose Allen Washington 1909-1911
Bertie Showalter Michigan 1912-1913
Lucy Jacobs Missouri 1913-1915
Abbie Steele Illinois Rachel 47 1915-1918
Lucy Jacobs California 1915-1918
Bertha Mallory Oklahoma 1922-1925
Nelle Stout Iowa Rachel 47 1923
Edna F. Robinson Saskatchewan Shinnston 103 1923-1926
Agnes Garrett Georgia 1923-1926
Abbie Steele North Dakota Rachel 47 1926-1930
Bertie M. Showalter Georgia 1927-1929
Ethel Hardesty Kansas Shinnston 103 1928-1931
Josephine Peshak Quebec Rachel 47 1929-1930
Lucy Jacobs California 1930-1933
Gertrude Winger South Dakota Shinnston 103 1933-1937
Neva Reeves Massachusetts 1936-1939
Vashti Dotson Pennsylvania 1937-1938
Etta Stone Indiana 1937-1940
Mary Lodge Alabama Rachel 47 1941-1944
Lena Johnson Delaware 1942-1945
Virginia Wolfe Utah Flemington 126 1944
Clara Lawman Delaware 1945-1948
Maida Atha Montana Shinnston 103 1946-1948
Ernestine Fitzhugh North Dakota Rachel 47 1946-1949
Ruth Criss Minnseota 1948-1951
Ruth Selvey Michigan Flemington 126 1949
Helen Robb North Dakota 1952-1955
Mary Kester New Brunswick Rachel 47 1954-1957
Kathryn Miller New York Shinnston 103 1954-1957
Nona Keaster Ontario 1954-1957
Betty Stripe Delaware Flemington 126 1957
Ercie Moore Montana Shinnston 103 1959-1961
Ila Morrison Ohio 1959-1961
Mary Bartlett Indiana Rachel 47 1959-1962
Clarice Keener Oklahoma 1961-1963
Jean Stout Puerto Rico Flemington 126 1963
Adelaide Glenn Colorado Rachel 47 1963-1966
Beulah Maxwell New York 1963-1966
Vera M. Gribble Virginia 1964-1969
Lila L. DeMarco Oklahoma Rachel 47 1967-1969
Mary Elizabeth McCray Oregon Shinnston 103 1967-1969
Jean Stout Utah Flemington 126 1969
Annabel Luebbe British Columbia Rachel 47 1969-1971
Mary Jane Bowman Nevada Shinnston 103 1969-1972
Edith C. Gordon Wisconsin 1969-1972
Sally Jones Minnesota Flemington 126 1972
Norma Simon Massachusetts Shinnston 103 1975-1977
Oleta Martin Ohio 1975-1977
Carol Renquest Connecticut Rachel 47 1977-1980
Sue Bock Nova Scotia Shinnston 103 1978-1980
Carol Renquest Connecticut Rachel 47 1980
Merle Rohrbough Michigan 1980-1982
Mary Tucker Nova Scotia Flemington 126 1984
Lucille Anderson Missouri 1986-198
Opal Donley Arkansas Rachel 47 1986-1988
Carol Renquest Wisconsin Rachel 47 1987-1989
Geraldine Hawkenberry Pennsylvania 1990
Barbara L. Riggleman Grand Ruth Sutton 144 1991
Kimberly Strait Virginia Shinnston 103 1991-1983
Betty Parks New Mexico Rachel 47 1992-1994
Norma Kirk Georgia 1992-1994
Eva Weese District Of Columbia 1993-1995
Linda Carnes Delaware Shinnston 103 1994-1996
Mary Beth Paletta Alberta 1995-1997
Shirley Ash New Hampshire Rachel 47 1996-1998
Bernice Moots Minnesota 1998-2000
Seba Anderson Utah 2000-2003
Kimberly Pennington New Jersey Shinnston 103 2001-2003
Jenelle Savage Ontario 2004-2006
Frances Moots Illinois 2006-2008
Jim Savage, Ohio 2009
Arthur Malcolm, Ohio 2010