Past Master is a term that is unique to freemasonry. It alludes to a year or years during which a Brother Master Mason served as the leading officer of the lodge. We call this position the “Worshipful Master” whereas other organizations might call it a president or chairman. “Past Master” simply means that a Brother was a Worshipful Master and has since left that position and returned to general membership. Below is a slideshow of our Past Masters. You can click an image to read more about the man you’re seeing or you can scroll down to see the complete list.
The Past Masters of Waco Lodge 1851-2020
ROBERT HULME – 1851*
CLAIBORNE VARNER – 1851
BEVERLY D. SCOTT – 1852
J. H. GURLEY – 1853, 1860, 1861, 1863
JOSEPH W. SPEIGHT – 1854-56, 1859, 1864-72, 1878-79, 1881
JAMES F. DAVIS – 1857-58, 1875-76
GEORGE BARNARD – 1862
SION B. TRICE – 1873-74
JOE S. WILLIS – 1877
MARSHALL SURRATT – 1880
JOHN E. ELGIN – 1882
SHERWOOD A. OWENS – 1883-84
WILLIAM A. BARKER – 1885-1888
B.J. KENDRICK – 1886
ERNEST A. MCKENNEY – 1887
WILLIAM H. LONG – 1889-91
THOMAS E. CRANFILL – 1892
JOHN N. GAMBRELL – 1893
LEMUEL B. BLACK – 1894
JESSE N. GALLAGHER – 1895-96, 1899
JOHN B. EARLE – 1897-98
MARK T. BELL – 1900
JOHN M. STRAYHORN – 1901
NICHOLAS S. HILL – 1902
EDWARD C. CANON – 1903
WILLIAM C. MCCOLLUM – 1904
JAMES O. HALL – 1905
WILLIAM A. SHAFFER – 1906
EDWIN C. STREET – 1907
ALVA BRYAN – 1908
JOHN MAXWELL – 1909
GEORGE N. DENTON – 1910
CHARLES O. DURIE – 1911
CHARLES C. ALDERTON – 1912
OLLIE JENKINS – 1913
FRANKLIN M. MILLER – 1914
OSCAR C. GRIFFIN – 1915
G. H. ZIMMERMAN – 1916
JAMES P. ALEXANDER – 1917
DOYLE G. CARPENTER – 1918
ARTHUR C. UPLEGER – 1919
ESTRAL G. LAGOW – 1920
WILLIAM F. QUEBE – 1921
JIM R. G. HARRIS – 1922
GILES P. LESTER – 1923
LEONARD E. STUDER – 1924
JOSEPH G. REECE – 1925
EARLE F. HOOKS 1926
JOHN N. GAUNTT – 1927
C. E. JAMES – 1928
RAYMOND B. HODGES – 1929
DUNKER HUDSON – 1930
JAMES A. STANFORD – 1931
JOHN S. BOURN – 1932
R. C. ECHOLS – 1933
WILLIAM H. CURRY – 1934
JOE HEYMAN – 1935
THEODORE M. GRIBBLE – 1936
FRANCIS M. COMPTON – 1937
BERT PERRY – 1938
JAMES E. CREWS – 1939
CLARENCE E. STUDER – 1940
ORVILLE M. JOBE – 1941
SAM HOUSTON MOORE – 1942
CLYDE TURNER – 1943
JAMES E. LOVE – 1944
OSCAR T. EKELUND – 1945
JOHN V. GEIGER – 1946
TOM STREET – 1947
JAMES C. RUSHING – 1948
JOE F. LOY – 1949
JOSEPH E. SAWYER – 1950
JAY C. CARNAHAN – 1951
ROY C. THOMPSON – 1952
T. JESSE BROOKS – 1953/4
LONNIE A. RIDDLE – 1955
ALBERT B. LEWTER – 1956
O. E. MONNIG – 1957
ROGER N. CONGER – 1958
JOHN L BATES JR – 1959
FRED W. ANDERSON – 1960
JOHN R. ROGERS – 1961
O. G. SANDERS – 1962
JOE E. CREED – 1963
R. J. EPPERSON – 1964
WILLIAM F. SWIGERT – 1965
PAUL R. OAKES – 1966
NOLAN H. FLOWERS – 1967
BOYD W. GRAHAM – 1968
BILL BUZZE – 1969
O.K. AUSMUS – 1970
LAVAUN DEMONNEY – 1971
EMERY L. STEWART – 1972
ROY P. BRYAN – 1973
ROBERT A. LUTTRELL – 1974
ADRIAN SMITH – 1975
KEITH KINLAW – 1976
C. D. RICHARDSON JR – 1977
ALLEN M. WILSON – 1978
MAX L. SEIER -1979
JERRY E. COLLIER – 1980
LYNN TALBERT – 1981
JAMES LOWE – 1982
CHARLES A. HAYES – 1983
LONNIE L. NORRIS – 1984
GLENN S. TRUAX – 1985
GEORGE ERICKSON – 1986
FRANK M. GENTSCH – 1987
BILLY D. SMITH – 1988
PHILLIP EDDINS – 1989
JIMMY D. WOODRING – 1990
RAYMOND G. HUBBARD – 1991
WALTER MILLER – 1992
HOMER LEE STEELE – 1993
DONALD F. MULLICA – 1994
HAROLD T. ALEXANDER – 1995
PAUL COX – 1996
CAMERON M. TALBERT III – 1997
RANDY RIGGS – 1998
CLAUDE O. ERVIN – 1999
LARRY G. HARLAN – 2000
CHARLES M. McCHESNEY – 2001
RICHARD HAMBLIN – 2002
JEFFERY C. DAVIES – 2003
STANLEY C. PATRICK – 2004
MICHAEL W. FAIR – 2005
ADAM HARRY – 2006
DAVID RIVERS – 2007
ORBORN “SALTY” BROWN – 2008
KENNETH E. YOUNG – 2009
THOMAS E. WADEN – 2010
STEPHEN KIM COWART – 2011
BRETT CARROLL -2012
CHARLES “FLUFFY” ELKINS – 2013
TROY WINNETT – 2014
EDWARD C. BROWN – 2015
ROBERT W. MARSHALL – 2016
MARK A. BRICKHOUSE – 2017
ROBERT “KEITH” SANDERS – 2018
WALTER “DAVE” MCHAM – 2019
WILLIAM “TYSON” HOLLOWAY – 2020
*Hulme was Worshipful Master Elect on 92’s Charter but died before he could hold office.
Living Past Masters
JERRY E. COLLIER – 1979-1980
LYNN D. TALBERT – 1980-1981
FRANK M. GENTSCH – 1986-1987
WALTER G. MILLER – 1991-1992
CAMERON M. TALBERT – 1996-1997
RANDY H. RIGGS – 1997-1998
CLAUDE O. ERVIN – 1998-1999
LARRY N. HARLAN – 1999-2000
CHARLES M. MCCHESNEY – 2000-2001
JEFFREY C. DAVIES – 2002-2003
STANLEY C. PATRICK – 2003-2004
MICHAEL W. FAIR – 2004-2005
ADAM HARRY – 2005-2006
DAVID L. RIVERS – 2006-2007
ORBORN “SALTY” BROWN – 2007-2008
KENNETH R. YOUNG 2008-2009
THOMAS E. WADEN – 2009-2010
S. KIM COWART – 2010-2011
BRETT CARROLL – 2011-2012
CHARLES “FLUFFY” ELKINS – 2012-2013
TROY WINNETT – 2013-2014
ED BROWN – 2014-2015
ROBERT MARSHALL – 2015-2016
MARK BRICKHOUSE – 2016-2017
ROBERT KEITH SANDERS – 2017-2018
WALTER DAVE MCHAM – 2018-2019