Bethlehem Chapter No. 71
LOCATION: 200 Howe St., Beckley, WV 25801
MAILING ADDRESS: 859 Old Eccles Rd., Beckley, WV 25801
MEETINGS: Third Tuesday
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: April 3, 2012
Officers
| WM | Ethel Mae Bennett | 6 Wood Hill Court, Oak Hill, WV 25901 |
| AM | Sandra Toney | P. O. Box 866, Beckley, WV 25818 |
| AP | Kenny Rose, PGP | P. O. Box 42, Amigo, WV 25811 |
| Sec | Betty Jo Shaffer | 859 Old Eccles Rd., Beckley, WV 25801 |
| Cond | Tracie Farmer | P. O. Box 216, Bolt, WV 25817 |
| AC | Jamie McNeely | 7560 Paint Creek Rd., Scarbro, WV 25917 |
| Chap | Betty Rose | P. O. Box 42, Amigo, WV 25811 |
| Mar | Mark Toney | P. O. Box 866, Beckley, WV 25818 |
| Adah | Shelvia Thompson | 307 Jamescrest Dr., Beckley, WV 25801 |
| War | Gary Duke Reed | P. O. Box 353, Glen Daniel, WV 25855 |
| Sent | William D. Thompson | 307 Jamescrest Dr., Beckley, WV 25801 |
Chapter Memership
| Betty Lee Aliff | Charles A. Hughes | Kenneth Rose, PGP |
| Sue Carol Atkinson | Naomi A. Hughes | Edith Sanderson, P.M. |
| Joetta Bassett | Reva Jenkins | Cliffie Sarandon |
| Ethel Bennett | I. H. Jenkins, Jr. | Eugene D. Schuman, Jr., P.P. |
| Bertha Bowling | Louise Johnson | Catherine Scott, P.M. |
| Gene Dale Bowling | Robert D. Johnson | Betty Jo Shaffer, P.M. |
| Cheryl Brendle | Venita A. Johnson | Gladys Marie Shirey |
| Earl Brendle | Cecylia R. Lafferty | Mary E. Shrewsbery |
| Darlene C. Brown | Alice Lewis | S. Susan Simmons, P.M. |
| Jenna Lee Brown | Marvell D. Lewis | Louise Fox Smith |
| Cora Jean Burnett | C. Delane Linville | C. O. Smith, Jr. |
| Beth Ann Burns | Helen Marion | Virginia C. Snuffer |
| Georgiabelle Castle, P.M. | Pamela McDaniel | Oneida Starr |
| Calfee M. Clay | Jamie McNeely, P.M. | G. Ruth Stiles |
| Donnie Clay | Ronald A. McNeely, P.G.P. | Wilma H. Stump |
| Alice F. Crabtree | Lillian Meadows, P.M. | Shelvia Thompson, P.M. |
| Delores R. Daniel | Lillian J. Melton | William D. Thompson, P.P. |
| Robin L. Daniel | Amy J. (Dutchess) Miller | Sandra Thornton |
| Mary Ellen Davis | Evelyn Parsons | Patricia Tolliver |
| Diane Dixon | Mary Etta Pedro, P.M. | Ann L. Toney |
| Nellie Sue Doan | Frank E. Pennington | Betty J. Toney |
| Nancy Ellen Elkins | Sandra Pennington, P.M. | Donald D. Toney |
| Othleene Eppard | Evelyn Perdue | Mark Toney |
| Samuel S. Evans | Marlene Perdue, P.M. | Sandra Toney |
| C. Tracie Farmer | Beverly A. Perez | Sarah J. Underwood |
| Anthony Alvin Farmer, II | Mary E. Peterson, P.M. | Sheena Vandall |
| Marie S. Fitzpatrick | Janetta E. Porter | Helen V. Vass |
| Doris M. Foley | Linda Powell | Deborah Vira |
| Kelli Fraley | Madge L. Prince, P.M. | Michael D. Vira |
| Sandra Fraley | Margatet Prince | Joyce C. Waugh |
| Betty Jane Garrington | Tom T. Prince, P.P. | Irene Wilson |
| Sandra Gilfilen, P.M. | Marie L. Quilhot | Dolly J. Wine |
| Melinda S. Givens | Alice Rahall | Maurice R. Wine |
| Jeanne Gravely | Stephen Rector, P.P. | Susan Workman |
| Martha Gunter, P.M. | Susan Rector, P.M. | Dorothy Young |
| Paulette Hess | Gary 'Duke' Reed | Sally Young |
| Jerry D. Hicks | Helen R. Riffe | Kathy Zaferatos |
| Debra L. Hodge | Jennings E. Riser | Wilma Zaferatos |
| Arlene Hughes Hughes | Betty Rose, P.M. |
Chapter History
Bethlehem Chapter No. 71, O.E.S. was instituted 1914 in Beckley, WV. The first WM was Blanche Coleman and WP was Mason C. Brockman. We now meet the third Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 200 Howe St., Beckley, WV. We have 140 Members. There is 1 PGP, 17 PM’S. 4 of these were WM’S before affiliating with us, 5 PP’S and 3 Dual Members. Records show that W. C. Mullins served 17 times as WP, 13 years in a row. Edith Sanderson has served 9 times as WM.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Gladys Mullens Grand Chaplain — 1947
Gladys Mullins Grand Ruth — 1950
GladysMullins , Worthy Grand Matron — 1954
W. C. Mullins Worthy Grand Patron — 1958
Edith Sanderson Grand Marshal — 1981
Ann McNeely Grand Adah — 1984
Ronald A. McNeely Worthy Grand Patron — 1989
Leona M. Holliday Grand Chaplain — 1990
Sue Ann Wilhoit Grand Marshal — 1991
Shelvia Thompson Grand Adah — 2002
Jamie McNeely, Grand Ruth — 2011
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
Clara Rardin Saskatchewan 1920-1923
Beatrice Thorne California 1927-1930
Chloe Crockett New Hampshire 1928-1931
Lillian Gates Oregon 1932-1935
Beatrice Thorne Pennsylvania 1935-1936
Jennie French Nevada 1939-1942
Gladys Mullins Connecticut 1944-1947
Rosetta Flint Quebec 1951-1954
Dymple Halstead North Dakota 1955-1958
Madge Prince Kansas 1962-1965
Lela Hawley Texas 1969-1970
Marie Meadows British Columbia 1971-1973
Edith Sanderson Wyoming 1977-1979
Ann McNeely Maryland 1980-1982
Sylvia Lilly Puerto Rico 1983-1985
Leona Holliday New Jersey 1985-1987
Nellie Honaker Maryland 1988-1990
Shelva Thompson Maine 1995-1997
Elaine McCollam Texas 1998-2000
William Thompson Florida 2001-2003
Georgiabelle Castle New York 2006-2008