2026 Lodge Officers
Back Row (L-R): J. Asthon Gerald, Stwd.; Gregory J. Stephan, JD; Daniel B. Hendrick, PM, Mar.; D. Brian Kennedy, PM, Chap.;
J. Gray Watson, Jr., SD; Derek E. Lair, Stwd; Thomas R. Knotts, PM, Tiler
Front Row (L-R): R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist, Sec.; Noah A. A. Filyaw, SW; Jonathan T. Coker, WM; Dalton C. Coursey, JW; David T. Cooley, PM, Treas.

Worshipful Brother
Jonathan T. Coker
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Worshipful Master

• 125th Worshipful Master of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M.
  
  • Raised in Amity Lodge No. 340, A.F.M. in 2022
    
  • Affiliated with Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2023
    • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• Noble of Omar Shrine, Shriners International​

Brother
Noah A. A. Filyaw

​Senior Warden

• Raised in Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2023
  • 2025 Recipient of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M.'s Silver Trowel Award
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• Dual Member of Magnolia Lodge No. 53, F.A.A.M., Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia
  • Junior Steward 2026-Present
  • Pee Dee Area Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order
    • Governing Board, 2024-Present
  • Delta Tau Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order (Gamma Xi Class-2021 Initiate)
    • Former No. III (Recording Secretary) 2021-2022​

Brother
Dalton C. COursey

Junior Warden

• Raised in Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2023
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society​
    

worshipful Brother
David T. Cooley, PM

Treasurer

• Perpetual Life Member of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. - Raised in Mecca Lodge No. 407, A.F.M. in 2008
  • Treasurer 2022-Present
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• 46th Worshipful Master of Mecca Lodge No. 407 in 2011
• 32º Master of the Royal Secret - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
  • Pee Dee Scottish Rite Club: Past President 2021 & 2022, Treasurer 2025-Present
  • Fraternal & Chivalric Order of St. Andrew of the Valley of Columbia
• Florence York Rite Bodies:
  • Campbell Chapter No. 31, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina
  • Cephas Council No. 13, Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Carolina
  • Florence Commandery No. 10, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Carolina
  • General Grand Council - Cryptic Masons International First Responder Award Recipient
• Noble of Omar Shrine, Shriners International - Medal of Honor Recipient
  • Omar Daredevils
  • Pee Dee Shrine Club
• Pee Dee Council No. 552, Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America
• Palmetto Forest No. 206, Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America​

Worshipful Brother
R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist

Secretary

• Perpetual Life Member of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. - Raised in 2012
• Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina
  • Grand Historian 2025-2026
  • Grand Steward 2024-2025
  • Masonic Education Committeeman 
    • 25th District, 2025-Present
    • 27th District, 2023-Present
  • Audit Committeeman 2021-Present; Co-Chairman 2025-Present
  • Fraternal Relations Committeeman 2025-Present
• 117th Worshipful Master of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2017
  • Secretary 2022 - Present; Treasurer 2018-2021
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• 28th Worshipful Master of Magnolia Lodge No. 53, F.A.A.M., Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia in 2025
  • Marshal 2019-2022, 2026-Present; Lodge Historian 2019-Present
  • William McLeod Frampton, Jr. Province (South Carolina)
    • Court of Honor Inductee 2022
    • Deputy Province Commander of Ritual 2021-2023
  • Pee Dee Area Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order
    • Charter President 2016-2020; Treasurer 2020-Present
  • Delta Tau Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order (Beta Upsilon Class-2010 Initiate)
    • Former No. I (President) 2013-2014
• 27th Masonic District: Master Mason of the Year in 2025
• Honorary Life Member of St. David’s Lodge No. 72, A.F.M.
  
• Local Secretary for South Carolina of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 (EC) Correspondence Circle (The Premier Lodge of Masonic Research), United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of England 2019-Present
• 32º Knight Commander of the Court of Honour - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
  • Sovereign Grand Commander’s Fellow 2022
  • Pee Dee Scottish Rite Club: Past President 2023 & 2024
  • Will Chester Plant Chapter Knights Rose Croix
    • Appointed: Assistant Expert 2026
  • Fraternal & Chivalric Order of St. Andrew of the Valley of Columbia
• Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina
  • Campbell Chapter No. 31: Past High Priest 2022
    • Appointed: Principal Sojourner 2026
• Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Carolina
  • Appointed: Illustrious Grand Conductor of the Council 2024-2025
  • Cephas Council No. 13: Past Illustrious Master 2023
  • Aiken Council No. 23, Super Excellent Masters; Life Member
• Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Carolina
  • Florence Commandery No. 10: Past Eminent Commander 2024
    • Appointed: Warder 2026
• Grand Council of the Order of High Priesthood of South Carolina
• Thrice Illustrious Masters’ Council of South Carolina
• Order of Knight Crusaders of the Cross of South Carolina
• Sovereign Grand Preceptors Chapter, Sovereign Order of Knights Preceptor
• Palmetto College No. 70, York Rite Sovereign College of North America
• Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America
  • Member, Pee Dee Council No. 552
  • Member, The Royal Order of the Masonic Knights of the Scarlet Cord
  • Member, Ye Antiente Order of Corks
• Life Member of Samuel H. J. Womack Council No. 20, Grand Council of Knight Masons of the United States of America
• The Masonic Order of Athelstan in the United States of America (Formerly of England, Wales & its Provinces Overseas)
  • Member, North Carolina Court No. 1 (formerly No. 73)
  • Founder, Palmetto Court No. 18 (formerly No. 184)
• Solar White Quarry Assemblage, The Worshipful Society of Free Masons, Rough Masons, Wallers, Slaters, Paviors, Plaisterers, and Bricklayers (The Operatives)
• Omar Shrine, Shriners International - Medal of Honor Recipient
  • Appointed: District Aide for Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, and Marlboro Counties,  2024-Present
  • Pee Dee Shrine Club
  • The Grand & Glorious Order of the Hillbilly Degree
    • Master Hillbilly of Hejaz Hillbilly Clan No. 2
    • Associate Member of Palmetto Clan No. 189
  • Omar Daredevils, Honorary Member
  • Omar River Rats, Past Director 2016; Treasurer 2017-Present
• Palmetto Forest No. 206, Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America
• The Masonic Order of Bath in the United States of America
• San Jacinto Order No. 128, The Grand Order of the Sword of Bunker Hill
• DeMolay International
  • Honorary Senior DeMolay, Albert Pike Chapter
• Fellow of Grand College of Rites of the United States of America
• ​Member of The Philalethes Society
• Member of Scottish Rite Research Society
• Life Member of South Carolina Masonic Research Society​

Worshipful Brother
​D. Brian Kennedy, PM

Chaplain

• Raised in Mecca Lodge No. 407, A.F.M, as courtesy to Bishopville Lodge No. 104, A.F.M., subsequently affiliating with Mecca Lodge No. 407, A.F.M. in 1994
• Affiliated with Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2014
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• Dual Member of St. David's Lodge No. 72, A.F.M. in 2021
  • Worshipful Master of St. David's Lodge No. 72, A.F.M. in 2024
• 32º Master of the Royal Secret - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
  • Member, Pee Dee Scottish Rite Club
  • Fraternal & Chivalric Order of St. Andrew of the Valley of Columbia

Worshipful Brother
Daniel Blair Hendrick, PM

Marshal

• 124th Worshipful Master of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2025
  • Perpetual Life Member - Raised in 2006
  • Inaugural Recipient of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M.'s Silver Trowel Award in 2023
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina
  • Lecture Proficiency Medal Recipient (EA, FC, & MM)
  • Audit Committeeman 2025-Present
• 27th Masonic District: Master Mason of the Year in 2024
  
• Honorary Life Member:
  • St. David’s Lodge No. 72, A.F.M.
  • Hartsville Lodge No. 173, A.F.M.
  • Amity Lodge No. 340, A.F.M.
• 32º Master of the Royal Secret - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
  • Sovereign Grand Commander’s Fellow 2024
  • Pee Dee Scottish Rite Club: President 2026-Present
• Florence York Rite Bodies:
  • Campbell Chapter No. 31, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina
  • Cephas Council No. 13, Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Carolina
  • Florence Commandery No. 10, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Carolina
• Noble of Omar Shrine, Shriners International
• Member of Scottish Rite Research Society
• Member of South Carolina Masonic Research Society​

Brother
J. Gray Watson, Jr.

Senior Deacon

• Raised in Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2023​
  

Brother
Gregory J. Stephan

Junior Deacon

• Raised in Irvine Valley Lodge No. 671, F.&A.M.; Grand Lodge of California
• Affiliated with Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2024​
  

Brother
Derek E. Lair

Steward

• Raised in Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2024

Brother
J. Ashton Gerald

Steward

Raised in Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2025

Worshipful Brother
Thomas R. Knotts, PM

Tiler

• Raised in Flintville Lodge No. 158, A.F.M. in 1980
• Perpetual Honorary Life Member of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M.
• Worshipful Master of Flintville Lodge No. 158, A.F.M. in 2006
• Tiler of Beulah Lodge No. 250, A.F.M. 2025-Present
• 32º Master of the Royal Secret - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction
• Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina
  • Campbell Chapter No. 31: Past High Priest 2011
  • Winyah Chapter No. 45
• Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Carolina
  • Appointed: Right Illustrious District Deputy Grand Master (6th District) 2017-18
  • Cephas Council No. 13: Past Illustrious Master 2010
  • Winyah Council No. 24
• Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Carolina
  • Florence Commandery No. 10: Past Eminent Commander 2012
  • Winyah Commandery, No. 24
• Grand Council of the Order of High Priesthood of South Carolina
• Thrice Illustrious Masters’ Council of South Carolina
• Order of Knight Crusaders of the Cross of South Carolina
• Palmetto Priory No. 54, Knights of the York Cross of Honour
• Chicora College No. 200, York Rite Sovereign College of North America
• Camden Council No. 148, Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America
• Samuel H. J. Womack Council No. 20, Grand Council of Knight Masons of the United States of America 
• Noble of Omar Shrine, Shriners International
  • Omar Jailbirds
  • The Grand & Glorious Order of the Hillbilly Degree
    • Master Hillbilly of Hejaz Hillbilly Clan No. 2
• Palmetto Forest No. 206, Tall Cedars of Lebanon of North America
• Never Denied Chapter, Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association​

Worshipful Brother
Dr. Jon H. Docherty, SR., PM
(In Memoriam)

Lodge Physician

Dr. Jon Harrell Docherty, Sr.
28 September 1945 - 15 November 2025
Obituary

• Perpetual Life Member of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. - Raised in 2009
• 114th Worshipful Master of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. in 2014
  • Member of the Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. Sesquicentennial Society
• 32º Knight Commander of the Court of Honour - Valley of Columbia, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite, SJ
  • Pee Dee Scottish Rite Club: Honorary Past President 2021
  • Fraternal & Chivalric Order of St. Andrew of the Valley of Columbia
• Florence York Rite Bodies:
  • Campbell Chapter No. 31, Grand Royal Arch Chapter of South Carolina
  • Cephas Council No. 13, Grand Council of Royal & Select Masters of South Carolina
  • Florence Commandery No. 10, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of South Carolina
• Palmetto College No. 70, York Rite Sovereign College of North America
• Plural Member - Camden Council No. 148 & Pee Dee Council No. 552, Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America​
  

LIVING PAST MASTERS ON THE ROLLS

​Living Past Masters of Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M. on the Rolls
1964 • James Alford Lewis
1972 • James Arthur Lynch
1975 • Wayne Joseph O'Brien
1977 • Herbert Bruce Murray
1980, 1998 • Roger Edward Lane
1981 • Charles Harold Norris
1988 • Michael Wade Bailey
1990 • Allard Clinton Page, Jr.
2000 • Samuel Eric Todd
2005 • Garrett Lee Smith
2010 • Herman Earl Person, Jr.
2011-2012 • Robert Mitchell Floyd
2013 • Charles Wesley Birt, Jr.
2015 • James Ashley Drayton
2016 • David Legare Miller
2017 • Richard Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist
2017 Honorary • Donald Samuel Tennyson, Sr., PGM
2018 • Christopher Scott Stephens
2019 • Lory Wade Rawlinson, Jr.
2020-2021 • Kevin Davis Rawlinson
2022 • Donald Scott Allen
2023 • Andrew Michael Aston
2024 • Brice Edens DuBose
2025 • Daniel Blair Hendrick

Living Past Masters of Mecca Lodge No. 407, A.F.M. on the Rolls
1970 • Ronald Lee Pope
1977 • James Milton Johnson
1981 • Daniel Prentice Thompson, Jr.
1987, 1994, 2012 • Don O'Neil Cox II
1988 • Richard Marion Barfield
1989 • Billy Ray Parker
1991 • Benjamin Mack Turner, Jr.
2000, 2009 • Frank Kavanaugh Parrott, Jr.
2004 • Emery Butler III
2006 • Tommy Lee Brown
2011 • David Thompson Cooley
2013 • Jeffery Clyde Thigpen

Living Past Masters with Service Beyond Our Borders
1961 • Donald Samuel Tennyson, Sr., PGM - Drayton Lodge No. 361, A.F.M.
1977 • Atlas Ned Bullock - Kingstree Lodge No. 46, A.F.M.
1989, 1996 • Donnie Edward Collins, PJGD - St. David's Lodge No. 72, A.F.M.
2000 • Richard Marion Barfield - Benton Lodge No. 26, A.F.M.
2006 • McAlvanay "Mac" Thomas - Eau Claire Lodge No. 344, A.F.M.
2010-2011 • Wayne Joseph Beach. PDDGL - Solomon Lodge No. 271, A.F.&A.M. (Missouri)
2016 • Paul Ernest Patton - Fountain Inn Lodge No. 192, A.F.M.
2017 • James "Jimmy" Walter Gamble - Flintville Lodge No. 158, A.F.M.
2020 • Wesley David O'Laire - Fond du Lac Lodge No. 26, F.&A.M. (Wisconsin)
2024 • David Brian Kennedy - St. David's Lodge No. 72, A.F.M.
2025 • R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist - Magnolia Lodge No. 53, F.A.A.M. (Washington, DC)
2026 • Elias Shaw Meetze, WM - Clinton Lodge No. 60, A.F.M.

BOARD MEMBERS & COMMITTEEMEN

​BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• Jonathan T. Coker, WM*
• David T. Cooley, PM, Treas.*
• Brice E. DuBose, PM - 2026
• R. Mitchell Floyd, PM - 2026
• Gary B. Hendrick - 2027
• Kevin D. Rawlinson, PM - 2027

AUDIT COMMITTEE

• Noah A. A. Filyaw, SW
• Dalton C. Coursey, JW
• J. Gray Watson, Jr., SD

COMMITTEE ON CHARITY

• Jonathan T. Coker, WM*
• Noah A. A. Filyaw, SW*
• Dalton C. Coursey, JW*
• David T. Cooley, PM, Treas.*
• R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist, Sec.*

COMMITTEE ON FUNDS

• Jonathan T. Coker, WM*
• Noah A. A. Filyaw, SW*
• Dalton C. Coursey, JW*
• David T. Cooley, PM, Treas.*
• R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist, Sec.*

* Member by virtue of Lodge Office