Bethel #43 of Fenton, Missouri was instituted on March 17,
1956, and Chartered on May 22, 1956. Their meeting places have included the old
Fenton Masonic Temple on Main Street, Fenton Baptist Church in 1973 and 1974,
and since 1974, have met at the new Fenton Masonic Temple, 401 Hays Hill Dr.
Bethel Guardians of Bethel #43 have included Mildred Pittman, 1956-1957, Ruth
Reynolds, 2/57-5/25/57, Marge Wille, 1957-1960, Betty Seeley, Ellen Woessner,
Debbie Stoltz, 1969-1971, Corkey Geisler Smith, Shirley Blankenship, Virginia
Goede, 1972-1984, Deborah Cavagna, 1984-1985, Virginia Goede, 1985-1987,
Charlotte Hodges, 1988-1989, Virginia Goede, 1990-2003, Donna Goede, 2003-2006,
Linda Meunier, 2006-2008 and Donna Goede, 2008-Present.
Associate Bethel Guardians of Bethel #43 have included: Louis Brayfield,
1956-1958, Lawrence Reese, 1959-1962, Chester Kratz, 1962-1969, Dad Benefield,
1969-1970, Thomas Conroy, 9/9/70-12/3/70, Chester Kratz, 1971-1972, Rex Nelson,
1972-1974, Lionel Goede, 1974-1983, Ted Landherr, 1983-1985, Lionel Goede,
1985-1987, Richard Henderson, 1987-1991 & 1993-1994, David Haywood, 1994-2000,
John Vezeau, 2000-2004, and Ralph Schmidt who is a Past Associate Bethel
Guardian #12, 1993-1996 and is the current Associate Bethel Guardian since 2004.
At Grand Session in 2006, the Grand Bethel Honored Queen started something new.
A Jobie-To-Bee-Queen and Lauren Schonaerts is the 1st Queen of the Jobie-To-Bee.
The Queen gets to sit at the head table and in the east at the sessions with the
Grand Bethel Trio. The Queen gets to participate with the Grand Bethel Trio
during activities also.
We have had two girls serve as Eastern Regional Hike Daughter Coordinator. Kelly
Goede served during 2000-2003 and Gloria Payne from 2004 to present.
When Bethel #43 was instituted, the Initiation Ceremony was performed by Bethel
#21. That evening, the officers were installed, and one of the Installing
Officers was Virginia Gardner, who later became Mrs. Virginia Goede.
During the early years of the Bethel, members wore formals for the
Installations. They could be any color except white, which was reserved for the
incoming Honored Queen. Now, all of the daughters wear the regular white robe.
Through the years, the Bethel has had two families with four daughters, all of
which served as Honored Queen. These were the Lipskoch and the Burian-Waltemath
families. Karen Waltemath also had the privilege of serving as Missouri Job's
Daughter.
One charter member, Joan Butler Cavagna, PHQ, has two daughters, Debbie Barron
and Suzanne Cavagna who have served as Honored Queen. Suzanne also served as
Miss Missouri Job’s Daughter. Also included in the Bethel #43 mother/daughter
tradition are Donna Nelson Goede, and her two daughters, Heather and Kelly Goede,
Judy Seitz Ray, and her daughter Amy Higgins and Ashley Ray, Laurie Reed
Lenhardt and her daughter Sarah Lenhardt, Annette Holst McKee and her daughter
Megan McKee, Vicki Hoffmann Korn, and her daughter Melissa Korn Bakula and Cindy
Hoffmann Cooksey, her daughter Nikki Cooksey.
Although the mother/daughter traditions listed above are all PHQ's of Bethel
#43. Bethel #43 does have Majority Members whose daughters served and are now
PHQ's such as Majority Member Colleen Vezeau, and her daughter Samantha Vezeau
Breeding.
Since its inception, many different fundraisers have been held. These included
street dances, horse shows, bake sales, dinners, barbecues, talent shows,
rummage sales, funnel cakes and candy sales. Many different fun activities have
also been held. These include trips on the SS Admiral, movies, pizza parties,
pajama parties, visits to the zoo and planetarium, ball games, hockey games,
horse shows, and even going to see the St. Louis Hummers, a girls professional
softball team. More up to date activities include: visiting other Bethels,
scavenger hunts at the mall, dances, barbecue’s, serving dinners, and holding a
pancake breakfast with Santa in December, with the profit going to the HQ’s
Charity. Our Bethel currently uses catering as a primary fundraiser for both
Bethel Funds and individual funds for the daughters. We hold a special Egg Hunt
for the younger siblings and neighbors of our Daughters. We enjoy seeing the
children of many of our PHQ’s participate. This neighborhood project has also
proven to be a good activity for prospects and Jobie-to-Bee Program. We still
have a dance in the spring of each year; it is the "Nickel Queen Dance". Each
girl that would like to run for the title of Nickel Queen, picks a campaign
chairman, (line officers make great campaign chairman) collects nickels, and
whoever has the most nickels, wins! We collect for about a month, this dance
usually raises close to $600.00 for the HQ’s Charity.
Our Bethel is also very proud of Lindsey McMillen. Lindsey is the first
recipient of the "Missouri Job’s Daughter Special Friend Award". This award was
a surprise and was presented to her at Grand Session ‘99 by Felicia Rodemacher,
GBHQ; Lindsey joined that Great Bethel on High February 11, 2001 and is missed
by all.
Grand Bethel Trio
1993-1994
Jenny Wycoff Davis, PGBHQ
2003-2004 Heather Howard Petersen, PGBHQ
2009-2010 Ashley Ray, GBJP
Grand Bethel Officers &
Representatives
1976-1977 Laurie Reed Lenhardt, Grand Bethel Rep to New Mexico
2001-2002 Sarah Lenhardt, Grand Bethel 1st Messenger
2001-2002 Kristin Mack, Grand Bethel Rep to Delaware & Maryland
2001-2002 Samantha Vezeau Breeding, Grand Bethel Rep to Michigan & Ontario
2002-2003 Natalie Kelso, Grand Bethel Recorder
2002-2003 Megan McKee, Grand Bethel Rep to Colorado & New Mexico
2002-2003 Sarah Lenhardt, Grand Bethel Rep to Michigan & Ontario
2003-2004 Chrystal
Ronsick Raines, Grand Bethel 1st Messenger
2005-2006
Laura Bonskowski, Grand Bethel Recorder
2005-2006 Lauren Mack, Grand Bethel Rep to Brazil Region #3
2005-2006 Sami Pyle, Grand Bethel Rep to North Carolina & Virginia
2006-2007 Lauren Mack, Grand Bethel Marshal
2006-2007 Sami Pyle, Grand Bethel Rep to Delaware
2006-2007 Kristi Beal, Grand Bethel Rep to Indiana
2006-2007 Nikki Cooksey, Grand Bethel Rep to Kansas
2006-2007 Elaine Neimeyer, Grand Bethel Rep to Ontario
2007-2008 Emily Schonaerts, Grand Bethel 4th Messenger
2007-2008 Lauren Mack, Grand Bethel Rep to California Region #3
2007-2008 Nikki Cooksey, Grand Bethel Rep to California Region #6
2007-2008 Mary Johnson, Grand Bethel Rep to Philippines
2008-2009 Lauren Mack, Grand Bethel Marshal
2008-2009 Shelby Roberts, Grand Bethel Rep to British Columbia Region #1
2008-2009 Emily Schonaerts, Grand Bethel Rep to California Region #6
2008-2009 Caitlyn Washington, Grand Bethel Rep to Oregon
2008-2009 Stephanie Bowlin, Grand Bethel Rep to Wyoming
2009-2010 Caitlyn Washington, Grand Bethel Rep
to Brazil Region #8
2009-2010 Mary Johnson, Grand Bethel Rep to
California Region #2
2009-2010 Lauren Mack, Grand Bethel Rep to
California Region #6
2009-2010 Jordan Hood, Grand Bethel Rep to Michigan Region #2
2009-2010 Bayleigh Yeager, Grand Bethel Rep to
Washington Region #1
Grand Bethel Jobie-2-Bee Queen
2006-2007 Lauren Schonaerts
Grand Bethel Guardian
Council
1984-1985
Lionel Goede, Assoc. Grand Bethel Guardian
1998-1999 Ralph Schmidt, Assoc. Grand Bethel Guardian (credential from #12)
2000-2003 Alicia Haywood, Grand Bethel Advisory Board
2001-2002 Diane Haywood, Grand Bethel Guardian (credential from #6)
2005-2006 Ralph Schmidt, Assoc. Grand Bethel Guardian
2006-2008 Gloria Payne, Grand Bethel Advisory Board
2007-2008 John Vezeau, Assoc. Grand Bethel Guardian
2006-2009 Sarah Lenhardt, Grand Bethel Advisory Board
2009-2010 Donna Goede, Grand Bethel Guardian
2009-2010 Dave Haywood, Associate Grand Bethel Guardian
Grand Guardians & Associate
Grand Guardians
1977-1978
Virginia Goede
1982-1983 Lionel Goede
1992-1993 Richard Hederson
2003-2004 Ralph Schmidt (while with #12)
2005-2006 John Vezeau
2007-2008 Donna Goede
Supreme Bethel & Supreme
Officers
1985-1986
Lionel Goede, Supreme Sr. Custodian
1992-1993 Virginia Goede, Supreme Bethel Guardian
1996-1997 Alicia Haywood, Supreme Bethel Marshal
1997-1998 Vicki P., Supreme Bethel Jr. Custiodian
2005-2006 Virginia Goede, Supreme Librarian
2005-2006 Emily Schonaerts, Supreme Bethel Rep to California
2007-2008 Emily Schonaerts, Supreme Bethel Rep to Mato Grasso do Sul (Brazil)
2008-2009 Donna Goede, Supreme Treasurer
2009-2010 Mary Johnson, Supreme Bethel Rep to Manitoba
2009-2010 Katee Leonberger, Supreme Bethel Rep to Wisconsin
Miss Missouri Trio
1982-1983
Karen Waltemath, Miss Missouri
1988-1989 Suzanne Joy Cavagna, Miss Missouri
1994-1995 April Sauter, Jr. Miss Missouri
1997-1998 Heather Howard Petersen, Miss Missouri
2006-2007 Lauren Mack, Miss Missouri
SLALOC Presidents
11/1979 Cindi
Eaves
11/1981 Lynn Waltemath
11/1982 Debbie Pruet Spanely
11/1984 Debbie Reed
11/1985 Nancy Fetters
5/1988 Karen Henderson
5/1991 Jenny Wycoff Davis
5/1997 Alicia Haywood
11/1998 Heather Howard Petersen
5/2003 Sarah Lenhardt
5/2006 Lauren Mack
5/2008 Ashley Ray
5/2009 Shelby Roberts
Sponsors & Co-Sponsors of
SLALOC
1978-1979
Lionel Goede
1979-1980 Virginia Goede
1988-1989 Richard Henderson
1998-1999 Dave Haywood
2005-2006 Donna Goede
2008-Present John Vezeau
SLALOC Spirit Trio
1990-1991
Jenny Wycoff Davis, SLALOC Spirit Sr. Princess
2001-2002 Sarah Lenhardt, SLALOC Spirit Sr. Princess
2004-2005 Laura Bonskowski, SLALOC Spirit Queen
2006-2007 Caitlyn Washington, SLALOC Spirit Jr. Princess
Scottish Rite Youth Ball Queen
2006-2007
Laura Bonskowski
Moolah Shrine Youth Ball
Queen
2000-2001
Kelly Goede
Grand Master’s Youth Award
1990
Brigritte Michelle Smith
1993 Melissa Henry
1994 Patricia Ann-Marie Hodges
2000 Kelly Goede
Grand Commander’s Youth
Award
1998 Alicia
Haywood
2005 Lauren Mack
Cryptic Masons Youth Award
2009 Ashley Ray
Royal Arch Youth Award
2000 Heather
Goede
2004 Sarah Lenhardt
2008 Lauren Mack
HIKE
2001 Kelly
Goede, HIKE Volunteer Award
2001 - 2003 Kelly Goede, $1000 Club
2003 Kristi Beal, $1000 Club
2004 Heather Howard Petersen, $1000 Club
2004 Heather Howard Petersen, HIKE Volunteer Award
2004 Ralph Schmidt, HIKE Volunteer Award
2005 Donna Goede, HIKE Volunteer Award
2006 Ginny Goede, HIKE Volunteer Award
2006 John Vezeau, HIKE Volunteer Award
2007 Gloria Payne, HIKE Volunteer Award
2009 Caitlyn Washington, $1000 Club
Missouri DeMolay State
Sweetheart
1985-1986
Kimberly Smith Brady, State Sweetheart
2000-2001
Heather Goede Gander, Associate State Sweetheart |
