E. W. Turner Lodge #548 Earlington, Kentucky

11/24/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Brother Jerrod Easley.

IN LOVING MEMORY

Jerrod Easley, age 54, of Princeton, KY, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 22, 2024 in Lyon County.

Jerrod was born in Princeton, KY on June 5, 1970 to Judy Shelton Easley and the late Jerry Easley. Professionally, Jerrod dedicated years of expertise as the lead diesel mechanic, most recently for Vulcan Materials. A man of many interests, he was an avid and skilled fisherman, drummer, golfer, and hunter. His joy for life extended to riding motorcycles and loving on his dogs. For thirteen years, he enjoyed the company of his dog, Maggie, until her passing earlier this year. Recently, Taz and Max had found a new home at the Easley house and Jerrod wasted no time spoiling and loving them. Jerrod served his community as a member of both the Gilbertsville Masonic Lodge and Southside Baptist Church on Princeton.

Jerrod leaves behind his loving wife of 29 years, Tammy Salyers Easley; mother, Judy Shelton Easley; brother, Michael (Joy) Easley; nephew, Bryan (Lacy) Goff; great-niece and nephew, Riley and Blake Goff; father and mother-in-law, Johnny and Violet Salyers.

Visitation for Jerrod Easley will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Morgan's Funeral Home. Masonic Rites will follow at 7:00 PM.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 11:00 AM with Bro. Kyle Noffsinger officiating. Burial will follow in Lance Nichols Cemetery in Caldwell County.

Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton is in charge of arrangements.

You may light a candle or leave a message for the family at www.morgansfuneralhome.com

11/11/2021

10/02/2020

Congratulations to Tim Maddox. He has won the drawing for the Yeti Cooler

06/29/2020

Update: The July meeting is officially canceled. We hope to resume in August.

06/29/2020

July meeting is pending at this time and subject to cancellation. Please ask a Brother before coming. Sorry

01/03/2020

Nice article in the Madisonville Messenger about E.W. Turner Lodge.

I was invited with Janet Nichols to the E'ton Masonic E.W. Turner #548 Lodge F&a.m.this past week for a delicious meal and a nice check presentation to the James Larmouth Resource Center for the kids at EES. They had heard from a couple members of the amazing work done by the Center throughout the year.

Janet said she'd probably passed the Lodge every day and never knew about the guys and the work they did. I'm not sure she realized how much the lodge members wanted to help until she was called before them and asked to tell them some of the details about the Center. I have never known how she manages all the Center does with the budget she has. She never tells at programs but a bit of the work she and her volunteers do, so, of course, I asked permission to add to her short list. I smiled when they handed her a check to assist the Center's kids because her eyes widened, her knees buckled a bit and she dropped the check. This will allow her to do so much more next year.

The Lodge also made a presentation that evening to Shop With a Cop. I have known for many years of some of the charity work done by these great guys as I've worked with them on a couple of past projects. Probably 15 years ago, I started a continuation of a history of the group after member John Sisk gave me a nice booklet he'd prepared on their history. Mr. Sisk was a freight agent for the L&N and CSX. Their beautiful blue meeting room has close to a hundred portraits of their leaders since the 1800s. the Lodge probably has the only pictures remaining of some. The community hears little of the work these lodge members from several counties accomplish. If you have ever desired to become a member of the Masonic Lodge or want to know more about it, call me and I'll put you into contact with one of these great guys.

Funny thing, the guy across the table from me and Janet said at least four generations of his family attended E'ton schools. I asked who his mother was as I figured she was more my generation. "Nipsy" Wicks was my good friend for many years when she lived in E'ton & later after she moved M'ville. Even though she now lives in Indiana she's made several annual trips back home on Memorial Weekend for her cousin Doug Bullock's Memorial Services at Oakwood and his wonderful picnics and entertainments at the park which follow. You simply never know who you'll meet if you don't ask a million questions.

The Lodge is one of the oldest in the county as it was chartered in 1874. Annual dues at the time was 75 cents a year. The E.W. Turner is well known in Masonic circles. Most of us have attended funerals and wondered about the men in small white aprons, who performed Masonic services for the deceased. When E'ton celebrated its centennial in 1970 the Lodge had 12 living 50-year members and a total of 320 members.

I doubt many organizations, fraternal or otherwise, could make that claim. One of the oldest members was Andrew Jackson Stokes, who received his mason degree prior to the Civil War. Stokes was born in 1837 and served as a color bearer for the 11th Tn in the Confederacy before taken prisoner at Chickamauga and held at Rock Island Prison. After a prisoner exchange when Lee surrendered, he went to Clarksville, where he married Fannie Farmer. They moved to Crofton, where he was elected its 1st police judge. In 1874, they came to E'ton where he worked for J.B. Atkinson as a carpenter, was elected magistrate and served 15 years on the school board. In 1883-84 he was Master of E.W. Turner Lodge.

He had his wife Fannie had nine children-Mrs. Ernest Newton, Mrs. Elmo Shaver, Jack Stokes, Mrs. Albert Keown, Miss Effie Stokes, Mrs. Ed Trahern, Mrs. Chester Hutchinson, & Clay and Ernest Stokes. The legacy of these children fills a book. This past October, the Lodge turned 145 years old. They have truly been an asset to the community.

12/13/2019

Family night 12/12/19

12/13/2019

Last night we had family night, open installment of officers, and we were fortunate enough to donate $1000 between two charitable operations.
We chose the shop with a cop program through our local Fraternal Order of Police and the James Larmouth Family Resource Center located within Earlington Elementry School.

The James Larmouth Family Resource Center was created to promote the flow of resources and support to families in ways to strengthen their functioning and enhance the growth and development of individual members and the family unit.