West Union Chapter No. 56
LOCATION: East Main St., West Union, WV 26456
MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. Box 13, West Union, WV 26456
MEETINGS: Second Friday at 7:30
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: February 22, 2012
Officers
| WM | Tina Towner | Rt. 1, Box 443, Greenwood, WV 26415 |
| WP | John Towner | Rt. 1, Box 443, Greenwood, WV 26415 |
| AM | Katherine Todd | Rt. 1, Box 902, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
| AP | Larry Hudley | Rt. 2, Box 171, Pennsobro, WV 26415 |
| Sec | Pamela Axton | Rt. 1, Box 219A, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Trea | Nancy L. Travis | 203 Grand Ave., West Union, WV 26456 |
| Cond | Trudy R. Smith | Rt. 2, Box 62, West Union, WV 26456 |
| AC | Vicki Bland | HC 68, Box 17, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Chap | Mary Virginia Primm | Rt. 1, Box 225, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Mar | Jennifer Nichols | P. O. Box 244, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Adah | Mari Bonnell | 128 Gnats Run, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
| Ruth | Ronda Ash | Rt. 2, Box 330, West Union, WV 26456 |
| Martha | Barbara Moran | 4800 Cresrview Circle, Parkersburg, WV 26104 |
| War | Cheryl Sleeth | HC 78, Box 36A, Troy, WV 26443 |
| Sent | Roy Todd | Rt. 1, Box 902, Pennsboro, WV 26415 |
Chapter Memership
| Bryan Ash | Sharon Sue Davis Jackson | Cathy Richards |
| Cathy Jo Ash | Linda Jennings | Ruth Richards |
| Ronda Ash | Nancy Johnson, P.M. | Jean Roemer |
| Pamela Axton | Joseph Jordan, P.P. | Beth Ann Rogers |
| Doris G. Baker | Bernard E. Kelley | Allan L. Rush, P.P. |
| Lillian Bartee | Margaret Kelley | Fatima G. Rush, P.M. |
| David G. Bland, P.P. | Merelene Kelley, P.M. | Cheryl L. Sleeth |
| Victoria Lee Bland, P.M. | Nicole Kelley | Janice Smith |
| Mari K. Bonnell | Richard E. Kelley | Trudy R. Smith, P.M. |
| Betty Bowyer | Zelma Kelley | Adelene Spiker |
| Lya Jo Burgess | Jennifer Leggett | Edna Spurgeon |
| Ruby Burton | Marsha Leggett | Betty J. Stadden |
| Lenora Channell | Carol Leland | Betty L. Stansberry |
| Susan Jane Childers | John Leland | Phyllis M. Steele |
| Shawna Chipps | Kathryn Ann Axton Mathers | Kortni A. stewart |
| Nancy Coffman | Mildred S. Maxwell | Shelli Prim Stinespring |
| Janice Ellifritt Cox | Mary F. Mayfield | Patricia V. Stubbs, P.M. |
| Steven Criss | Amber McClain | Larry D. Swiger |
| Melissa Cross | Angela McClain | LaVaughn Kelley Tackett |
| Dessie Daugherty, P.M. | Michelle McClain | Katherine Todd |
| D. Frances Davis | Barbara Moran | Roy Todd |
| Donna Spurgeon Davis | Judith A. Moran, P.M. | John Towner |
| Wanda Dilly | Sammy S. Moran, P.P. | Tina Towner |
| Tonya (Norris) Dorsey, P.M. | Stasha Moran | David T. Travis |
| Donna Jean Dotson | Irene Morgan, P.M. | Nancy L. Travis |
| Gerry Duncan | William T. Mossburg | Charleen S. Underwood |
| John F. Erwin | Anna mae Negie | Gregory R. Vogt |
| Doris L. Fluharty | John Negley | Loretta Vogt |
| Mary Kathryn Frame | Kathy Newberry | Sue Vogt |
| Stephanie Leggett Frye | Jennifer Nichols | Jane G. Wanstreet |
| Mary Lea Glaspell | Wilma J. Nicholson | Mary E. Weekley, P.M. |
| Brenda Griffin | Doris Anne Nutter | Paul Weekley, P.P. |
| Freda Guthrie | Lorelei Phillips | Cindy L. Welch |
| Charity Hadley | Kimberly Powell | Helen Narene West |
| Larry Hadley | Mellie Powell, P.M. | Donna L. Williams |
| Patsy J. Heaster | Brenda Prim | Betty Lee Willis |
| B. Jean Heflin, P.M. | Karen Sue Prim | Carrie Wilt, P.M. |
| Marla Hilton | Mary Virginia Primm, P.M. | Pauline Zeigler |
| Shirley Holt | Sandra Randolph |
Chapter History
West Union O.E.S. #56 received it’s charter on October 4, 1911 with a membership of 28. We currently have 125 members. Over the years we have had eight Grand Representatives, one Grand Officer, 83 Worthy Matrons and 45 Worthy Patrons. West Union Chapter is one of the few chapters that shares their number with their Masonic Lodge. We will be celebrating our 100th Anniversary in October 2011. We hope you will all join us for this celebration. It will be here before we know it.
The chapter participates annually in the West Union Fest by selling Root Beer Floats, Orange Soda Floats and baked goods on the street in front of the Lodge. This is a main fund raiser for the chapter and we are always looking for hot sunny weather during this festival. Our chapter has been a proud supporter for many years of the Darleen Swentzel Writing Contest that is held at the Doddridge County Elementary School each spring.
For many years the chapter has donated money to the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown in memory of each member who has passed away. During the 2007-2008 year we have lost five members and we have taken in four new members. Like many small chapters, we struggle to keep our doors open. We are saddened when we lose members but rejoice to bring in new members. We frequently call on other chapters to fill our chairs for initiations and Grand Visitations. While it would be nice to be able to fill all chairs from within the chapter, it is a true blessing for us to have so many other chapters willing to help us out. Thanks to all of you.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Ethel H.West Grand Warder — 1915
Alta Doak Grand Marshal — 1947
Jean Heflin Grand Warder — 1992
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Ethel H. West California 1912-1915
Ethel H. West Maryland 1916-1919
Sara C. Howard Maryland 1919-1923
Hattie V. Ash Kentucky 1921-1924
Josephine Davidson South Carolina 1940-1943
Alta Doak New York 1948-1951
Carleen Davis Washington 1955-1957
Veda C. Davis Connecticut 1962-1965
LaVaughn Pitts Iowa 1970-1973
Trudy Talkington Massachusetts 1977-1980
Clarence Pitts Connecticut 1980-1983
Jamie Travis Iowa 1989-1991
Evelyn King Mississippi 1994-1996
Jean Heflin North Dakota 1997-1999
Renee Lake British Columbia 1999-2001
Joseph Jordan Ontario 2002-2004
Mary Virginia Primm Nova Scotia 2006-2008