Moundsville Chapter No. 86
Home Chapter of
Jim Shannon, Worthy Grand Patron
LOCATION: Western Fifth St., Moundsville, WV 26041
MAILING ADDRESS: RR 6, Box 251, Wheeling, WV 26003
MEETINGS: First & Third Thursday at 7:30 (July - Oct. Third Thursday Only)
DATE OF GRAND VISITATION: December 11, 2011
Officers
| WM | Sharon A. Och | RD 3, Box 124, Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| WP | John H Och III | RD 3, Box 124, Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| AM | Sharon Swisher | RR 5, Box 321A, Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| AP | William H. Hinegardner | 22 Clive Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Sec | Mary Ellen Shannon, PGM | RR 6, Box 251, Wheeling, WV 26003 |
| Trea | Jim Shannon | RR 6, Box 251, Wheeling, WV 26003 |
| Cond | Marilyn J. Myers, PGM | 801 Wheeling Ave., Glen Dale, WV 26038 |
| AC | Monica Will | 2805 Fourth St., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Chap | David Will | 2805 Fourth St., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Mar | David Benner | 2705 Glenwood Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Org | Lucille Hartley | RD 4, Box 268, Cameron, WV 26033 |
| Adah | Sheryl Gorby | 5 Orchard Dr., Careron, WV 26033 |
| Ruth | Rebecca Benner | 2705 Glenwood Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Ruth | Shirley Hinegardner | 22 Clive Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Esther | Wanda Lee Hill | 110 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville, WV 26041 |
| Mart | Helen Doman | RD 4, Box 81, Cameron, WV 26033 |
| Electa | Elizabeth Ann Booth | 421 7th Street, Glen Dale, WV 26036 |
| War | Arthur Loy | 2033 Marshall Street, Benwood, WV 26031 |
| Sent | Angela Loy | 2033 Marshall Street, Benwood, WV 26031 |
Chapter Memership
| Kathryn V. Allman | Barbara Henry | Charles Okel |
| Cindy Antill | Janet Henry | Tauna Olson |
| Sylvia Arms | Virginia April Hess , P.M | Mary L. Pape |
| Evelyn Bane | Oneita S. Higham, P.M | Belma Jean Parks, P.M |
| Deborah E. Barnes | Charles E. Hill, P.P. | R. Dale Parks , P.P. |
| Nila Bayles | Martha Hill | Dorothy Pearson |
| Shelly Behm | Phyllis Hill | Sherry L. Pettit |
| David Benner, P.M. | Wanda Lee Hill, P.M | Christine Phillips |
| Rebecca Benner, P.M | Shirley Hinegardner, P.M | Madeline Phillips |
| Patricia Anne Berisford | William H. Hinegardner, P.P. | Jeanne C. Pickett |
| Stella Berry, P.M | Gertrude Hissrich | Clarence Ed Porter |
| Genevieve Best | Eleanor Holmes | Fredrick D. Porter |
| Jodi (Clark) Bobb | Anna Hoskins , P.M | Joretta Lee Porter |
| Patricia Bonar | Margaret Howard | Kealy Porter |
| Elizabeth Ann Booth , P.M | Rodney W. Hubbs | Virginia Porter |
| Bertha Boyd | Melba E. Huddlestun | Winona (Gable) Porter |
| Nancy Brubaker | Michael Hummel | Freda Quigley |
| Helen C. Bucy | Vonda Hummel | Stephen Rector |
| Sarah Lou Burge | Beverly Hunter | Susan D. Rector |
| Barbara K. Burley | Naomi Hupp | Clara Reed |
| Nancy Buskirk | Betty J. Janes | James P. Reid |
| Alice Jo Buzzard | Joyce Pelley Jenkins | June Reid |
| Beverly Anne Bycott | Vicki Jenree | Nancy Jane Rexroad |
| Margaret Smith Byus | Evelyn Johnson | Millie Rich |
| Mary Lou Campbell | Pamela Johnson | Jeffrey Richmond |
| Suzanne Carpenter | Vivian A. Joltes | June Richmond |
| Dollie Chambers | Jean Josselyn | Kathleen Richmond |
| Cassie (Blair) Clark | Jeannie Kennedy | Winefred Richmond |
| Doris J. Clark | Margaret Kettlewell | Nell D. Riggs |
| David Clarke | Margaret King | Diana S. Rine |
| Joyce Clarke | Betty Kinsey | Kevin Robinson |
| Renee Coe | Marion Kinsey | Lynda J. Robinson |
| Betty L. Corns | Caroline Kirkpatrick , P.M | Nicole Robinson |
| Nancy Courtright | Alice Knight , P.M | Judith B. Rose |
| Donna Crawford, P.M | Roberta Knight , P.M | Holly Rosier |
| Tammy Crites | Phyllis Knuth | Cheryl S. Rossel-Kincaid |
| George Cumpston | Carol Judy Lanch | June Rush |
| Keith Cumpston | Edith Jane Laney | Barbara A. Ryan |
| Phyllis Cumpston | Doris Larson, P.M | Charles M. Ryan |
| Sandra Cumpston | Helen K. Lewis | Jennifer Schwertfeger |
| Christina Cunningham | Bertha Mabel Lilley | Mary Ellen Shannon, PGM |
| Darlene L. Cunningham | Brian Dale Lilley | W. James Shannon |
| Janet L. Curtin | Carol Lilley | Judith K. Sharp, P.M |
| Joan Davis | Jeannette Lilley | Joy Sievertson |
| Linda D. Davis | Mary Louise Lipsky , P.M | K. Wayne Simmons |
| Angela Dickey | Melva Lohr | Lucille Simmons |
| Charles Dobbs | Angela Loy | Shannon Anne Simmons |
| Judith M. Dobbs | Arthur Loy | Margie E. Smith |
| Vicki Dobbs | James Lyons | Virginia Snedeker, P.M |
| Helen Doman | Judith Lyons | Linda E. Snider |
| Campsa Dotson | Josephine Marshall, P.M | Jeanette South, P.M |
| Dorothy Durig | Toni Jo Mason | Helen Steigner |
| Shirley Dvorcek | Diana Mathews | Betty Strait |
| Ellen Gayle Eller | Beth Ann McCausland | Dorothy Sullivan |
| Mary Ann Engle | Donna McClellan | Richard N. Swisher |
| Pamela J. Faulkner | Ila Mae McConaughey | Sharon Swisher |
| Mary Fish | Gladys McConnell | Maxine R. Tasker |
| Helen Carol Fisher | Marie McCracken | Loverine Taylor |
| Margaret Fitzsimmons | Sharilyn McCracken | Deborah Thomas |
| Nancy Jo Fletcher | Glenna McDougal | Dorothy Unterzuber |
| Carolyn Francis | Jo Ann Meeker | Jessica Updegraff |
| Julie Francis | Ruth Ann Mercer | Linda A. Updegraff |
| Marga Furbee | Geneva Mobley | Maxine Walker |
| Mary Mae Gardner | Marilyn J. Montgomery | Mary Wayt |
| Jackie Glasscock | Jane Moore | Patricia R. Wayt |
| Nancy Glasscock | Michael E. Moore | William D. Wayt , P.P. |
| Mary Ann Goodrich, P.M | Sidney R. Moore | Betty Whipkey |
| Christy L. Gorby | Elisabeth Morris | Mary Jacqueline White |
| Lois Gray | Florence R. Morris | Donna K. Wilburn |
| Marvin Gray | Nancy A. Morse, P.M | Loretta Mae (Marschner) Wilk |
| Gwendolyn Gray-Stone | Patricia Mucheck | David Will |
| Connie Grisell | Hilda Murphy | Monica L. Will |
| Eileen Hammers | Dorothy Myers | Mary Elizabeth Williams |
| Lillian Kay Harker | Joseph W. Myers, P.P. | Norma Williams |
| Mary Jo Harler | Marilyn J. Myers, P.G.P. | Frances Wiseman |
| Leanne Harris | Michael L. Myers | Karen Wolfe |
| Phyllis Harris, P.M | Elsie Nuzum | Marina Wolfe |
| Barbara Hartley | Janice Oberle | Sara L. Work |
| Larry Hartley | Sharon A. Och, P.M | Dorotha Wurster |
| Lucille Hartley | John H Och III , P.P. | Barbara L. Yeater |
| Winifred Hartley | Alice Jane Okel | Marjorie Yoho |
Chapter History
On March 4th., 1920, a delegation of officers and members of Miriam Chapter #1, Order Eastern Star, of Wheeling, the guests of the Moundsville petitioners for a new Chapter, at the Masonic Temple, Moundsville.
There were 38 Charter members and the names of elected and appointed officers were read by the Acting Grand Secretary and they were presented at the Altar by the Acting Grand Marshall for the installation ceremonies* Sister Nettie N. Beer and Brother Fred B. Rife was the first W.M. and M.P. of Moundsville Chapter.
The special meeting of Miriam Chapter #1 was opened in regular form. The special meeting was for the purpose in acceptance of the invitation of the W.G.M. requesting our officers’ assistance, on this occasion, in the exemplification of the ritualistic work.
That night the degrees of the Order were conferred on six candidates who were: Tamar Dunn, Margaret Rupp, Margaret Swift, Alice Beer, Helen Henderson, and Clara Woodruff.
Following the initiation a brief address by the Worthy Matron with responses being made by Sister Marie Sobanaki, PWGM Bro. James H. Derry, PWGP, and Bro. Fred C. Schmeichel, all expressed their congratulations upon the successful formation event, and institution of the “Mother Chapter’s Baby Chapter” in Moundsville which had been in abeyance for several years.
Bro. Debendarfer officially extended his thanks to Miriam Chapter #1 for their assistance in the exemplification of the work, and, congratulations to the new Chapter for the good selection of their Worthy Matron, Sister Nettie N. Beer; also upon the bright prospects and enthusiasm with which their Chapter begins.
Miriam Chapter #1, Worthy Matron, Sister Mary Steinbecker, extended a cordial invitation the new Chapter to visit their Mother Chapter, anytime.
Sister Nettie Beer, W.M. expressed her thanks and appreciation for the inspiration of the work; also, her confidence in her new officers.
Chapter's Past Grand Officers
Clara A.Jamison Associate Grand Conductress *Lorraine 9 — 1904-05
Oliver Cook Grand Sentinel *Lorraine 9 — 1905
Ethel Purdy Grand Conductress *Lorraine 9 — 1906
Clara Jamison Grand Chaplain *Lorraine 9 — 1906
Oliver Cook Grand Sentinel *Lorraine 9 — 1906
Clara A. Jamesion Grand Conductress *Lorraine 9 — 1907
Clara A. Jamison Associate Grand Matron *Lorraine 9 — 1908
Genevieve Wilson Grand Chaplain — 1948
Margaret Richards Grand Martha *Lorraine 9 — 1951
Doris Larson Grand Marshal — 1951
Della Wilson Grand Chaplain — 1959
Opal Conner Grand Ruth — 1969
Helen Doman Grand Martha *Lorraine 9 — 1973
Marilyn Myers Grand Chaplain — 1977
Martha Fair Grand Chaplain — 1988
Mary Ann Goodrich Grand Adah — 1989
Marilyn Myers , Worthy Grand Matron — 1994
Mary Ellen Shannon Grand Electa — 1995
Mary Ellen Shannon , Worthy Grand Matron — 2000
Rebecca Benner Grand Martha — 2001
Joe Myers Grand Chaplain — 2003
David Benner Grand Warder — 2008
Jim Shannon, Grand Marshal — 2008
Jim Shannon, Grand Sentinel — 2010
Jim Shannon, Associate Grand Patron — 2011
Chapter's Past Grand Representatives
M. Howard Kentucky Lorraine 9 1904-1907
May Hutchinson Mississippi Lorraine 9 1912-1915
Bessie Jones Connecticut Lorraine 9 1921-1924
Margaret R. Harris Kansas 1922-1925
Margaret NcNabb Connecticut Lorraine 9 1924-1926
Tamar Dunn Alberta 1925
Blanche V. Louden Montana 1925-1927
Leona Hicks Indiana 1928-1931
Eleanor Williams Ohio Lorraine 9 1928-1931
Florence Duncan Mississippi Lorraine 9 1930-1933
Cora Palmer Illinois 1933-1936
Sebasteen Thompson Pennsylvania 1934-1935
Edna Wells Colorado Lorraine 9 1935-1937
Martha Bradford New Hampshire 1937-1940
Any McCardle Manitoba Lorraine 9 1939-1942
Vera Rogerson Pennsylvania 1940-1941
Sebasteen Thompson Ohio 1944-1945
Margaret McNabb Michigan Lorraine 9 1945-1948
Genevieve Wilson New Jersey 1945-19j47
Doris Larson Connecticut 1947-1950
Barbara Yeater Washington Lorraine 9 1949-1952
June Richards New Hampshire Lorraine 9 1955-1958
Esther Shoenian Missouri 1956-1959
Alice Knight Scotland 1962-1963
Bertha M. Lilley Michigan Lorraine 9 1963-1966
Opal Conner Mississippi 1965-1968
Helen Neehouse Oklahoma 1969-1971
Virginia Snedeker Massachusetts 1972-1975
Margaret Koontz Tennessee Lorraine 9 1973-1975
Joseph Myers Idaho 1977-1980
Marilyn Myers Minnesota 1982-1984
Mary Ann Goodrich Texas 1986-1988
Belma Jean Parks Alabama 1989-1991
Martha J. Fair Colorado 1991-1993
Lucille Hartley Oregon Lorraine 9 1993-1995
Rebecca Benner Indiana 1994-1996
Jim Shannon New Mexico 1996-1998
David Benner Pennsylvania 1998-2000
Shirley Hinegardner Pennsylvania 2000-2002
Wanda Hill Illinois 2002-2004
Jennifer Schwertfeger Misouri 2006-2008
Sharon Och, British Columbia, Yukon 2009-2011