About Us
Lodge History
Lavonia Lodge No. 241, F.&A.M., was issued its Charter by the Grand Lodge of Georgia in October 1890.
The first Worshipful Master of Lavonia Lodge was Reverend Peter Flournoy Crawford, and according to the History of Franklin County, the Lodge met in the Tugalo Grange Hall in Lavonia.
The Lodge later met on the second floor of the building located at 177 West Main Street in downtown Lavonia. PM Herman Ayers and his wife, Margaret, operated a women's clothing store in downstairs.
In the early 1960s, the Trustees of Lavonia Lodge No. 241 purchased the old Ford Theater from H.M. Ford. The Lodge met there until 2023.
In October 2023, Lavonia Lodge No. 241 moved to the site of the former Lavonia Community Center on Poole Street.
Lodge Officers
Worshipful Master Shannon Thomas
Senior Warden Matthew Johnson
Junior Warden John King
Treasurer Mark Sewell
Secretary Josh Blakely
Chaplain Ben Johnson
Senior Deacon Mikey Ruff
Junior Deacon Evan Herring
Senior Steward Tom Craig
Junior Steward Robert Ogburn
Tyler Ivan Haynes
Past Masters - Year(s)
Rev. Peter Flournoy Crawford - 1890-1892
Dr. Thomas Bryant Bonner - 1893
Dr. Samuel Warren Lester - 1894
William Alexander Mitchell - 1895
Dr. Thomas Bryant Bonner - 1896
Richard Clayton Allen, Sr. - 1897
James Benjamin Douthitt McWhorter - 1898-1899
C. M. Gaston - 1900
Rev. Peter Flournoy Crawford - 1901
L. O. Williford - 1902
Dr. Samuel Benjamin Yow - 1903-1905
John F. Yarbrough - 1906
M. H. Chandler - 1907-1908
J. C. Walters - 1909
Hubert B. Bible - 1910
Richard Clayton Allen, Sr. - 1911
William P. Patrick - 1912
G. C. Ward - 1913
Dr. Thomas Bryant Bonner - 1914-1917
Dorsey Davis - 1918
Dr. Thomas Bryant Bonner - 1919
H. C. Macomson - 1920
Loyd Welborn - 1921
H. L. White - 1922
M. L. Sewell - 1923
Thomas G. Smith - 1924
Ralph Wilder - 1925
L. W. Vickery - 1925
Otto L. Price - 1926
George W. Steed - 1926
Otto L. Price - 1927
M. L. Sewell - 1928-1934
Rev. Sewell H. Dixon - 1935
Benjamin Franklin Cheek - 1936
W. C. Leohr - 1937-1938
Fred E. Lee - 1939-1940
Roy D. Leohr - 1941-1942
Benjamin Franklin Cheek - 1943
Horace Hall - 1944
Roy D. Loehr - 1945
L. W. Smith - 1946-1947
Dewey F. Holland - 1948-1949
L. W. Smith - 1950
W. F. Bullard - 1951
W. Neal Whitworth - 1952-1953
J. Coleman Shiflett - 1954
Herbert Whitworth - 1955
James H. Langford - 1956
A. T. Campbell, Jr. - 1957
Joe Agnew - 1958
James H. Langford - 1959
George W. Harris - 1960-1961
Walter G. Burdette - 1962
John B. Hammond, Jr. - 1963
Macon E. Mullinax - 1964
Horace M. Tollison - 1965
W. C. Slaton - 1966-1967
Walter B. Dowis - 1968
W. C. Slaton - 1969
Winston Clark - 1970
S. Howard Whitworth - 1971
C. Brantley Morgan - 1972
C. Truett Bruce - 1973
Albert E. Childs, Jr. - 1974
L. W. Cabe - 1975
Herman Poole Ayers - 1976
A. Boyd Outz, III - 1977
Raphael B. Shiretzki, Sr. - 1978
Frank Haley - 1979
Thomas A. Walters - 1980
Carlise E. Dean - 1981
John C. Thornton - 1982
Hugh Allgood - 1983
Steven L. Terrell - 1984
Walter King - 1985
Charles E. Sentell - 1986
A. Boyd Outz, III - 1987
Charles T. Bruce - 1988
Roy E. Holland - 1989
Homer Whitsel - 1990
Ronald E. Agnew - 1992
Stevie D. Thomas - 1993
E. Keith Norris - 1995
A. Boyd Outz, III - 1997 - 1998
John Carroll Brown - 1999
Shannon L. Thomas - 2000
Mark Alton Crowe - 2001
John B. Agnew - 2002-2004
W. C. "Chet" Ford, Jr. - 2005-2008
Stevie D. Thomas - 2009-2010
W. C. "Chet" Ford, Jr. - 2011
Roderick "Rod" H. Oliver - 2012
Adam W. Blakely - 2013-2014
C. N. "Buddy" Chastain - 2015
William A. Pankey, III - 2016
Joshua M. Blakely - 2017-2018
Mark A. Sewell - 2019-2020
Joshua M. Blakely - 2021
J. D. "Jackson" Rogers - 2022
Shannon L. Thomas - 2023 - 2024
Our Cause
Lavonia Lodge No. 241, and all the Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons in Georgia, support the Masonic Home of Georgia. This Masonic Home “provides an environment for youth to develop themselves - physically, mentally, and spiritually.”
Through Memorial Donations to the Cottage Campaign, Lavonia Lodge No. 241 is helping the Masonic Home to build homes for our Masonic Children to live in, apart from the old, dormitory style housing that was in use.
As a fundraiser for this project, the Grand Lodge of Georgia, in collaboration with the Masonic Home, has placed a large Square and Compasses on the front lawn of the Masonic Home grounds. The Children’s Garden Program allows donors to purchase and customize the pavers.
HELP US TO MAKE THESE KIDS’ LIVES BETTER AT THE MASONIC HOME OF GEORGIA.
If you would like to give to the Children’s Cottage Campaign or are interested in purchasing a custom paver, contact us with the form below and we can either answer your questions or point you in the right direction.
Contact us at LavoniaLodge241@Gmail.com if you are interested in getting more information about the Masonic Home, if you'd like to contribute to the Children's Garden Program, or if you know of a child in need of the services of the Masonic Home.
For more information, you can also visit their site by clicking the button below.
