On Bended Knee

Brethren, please keep these Brothers and their families in your prayers:


01/12/2023 - Sister Sybil will be undergoing surgery for breast cancer in early February. Please keep her and the Zwahlen family in your prayers.


12/13/2022 - Brother Ed Willis passed. Please keep his family in your prayers.



Br Poppy Nelson:


08/18/2022 - Brother Poppy is at home and starting his recovery process. He hope to make his way to a Lodge meeting soon to thank all the Brothers for their prayers and support! Welcome back to the living Brother!


05/27/2022 - Quadruple ByPass surgery scheduled for today. MORE PRAYERS please!


05/25/2022 - Just got a call from Poppy. While he was working at the circus, his cardiologist called and told him to report for surgery tomorrow. Will keep you posted. Keep Poppy in your prayers.

-- Randal Akers

Status of Worshipful Master Mike Seden:

05/27/2022 - Mike's 2nd surgery scheduled for today. MORE PRAYERS please!


05/24/2022 - Mike's surgery went well last week. He was expecting to be released today (TUE 5/24) but there is a complication that will require a follow-up surgery on Friday to find and repair a leaking lymph node that did not yet heal naturally. He is in good spirits; but, as usual he still needs our support and prayers!


WB Jerry Harwitz:

Jerry has contracted COVID and is proceeding with an abundance of caution. Please keep him and wife Lynn in your prayers.


05/16/202

WM Mike Seden - still in the hospital - still on "no food by mouth", IV only. Hoping that will change today! (Monday). They both still need our prayers Brothers!


05/13/202

WM Mike Seden - surgery went well today (Fri the 13th). His wife says that he seems in good spirits even though he will be spending another day or two at the hospital to recover. They both need our prayers Brothers!


04/14/2022

  • WM Mike Seden - Doctors are taking the approach with his cancer that it will be best to "remove to cure". He is having surgery on May 13th and is keeping a positive attitude.

  • Terrell Hartman - Wife if improving

  • Marcus Pinson - Daughter-in-Law, cancer - being treated with 3rd round of chemo.

  • Amanda Gonyea - while recovering from foot surgery - has fallen and needs treatment.


03/24/2022

  • Marcus Pinson (03/24/22) Daughter-in-Law, cancer - being treated now in Florida.

  • Bill McGloin (03/24/22) Frank Vineyard passed away on March 13th after his long struggle against cancer.

  • Logan Disher (03/24/22) Our EA candidate Steve's wife Amanda had foot surgery and he will be helping in her recovery and therapy for the next 6 weeks.

  • Mike Seden (03/24/22) Went to VA today for bloodwork and 2nd CAT scan for spot on his right lung. He expects the doctors to do surgery on this one to completely remove the threat.


Marcus Pinson (11/12/21) Daughter-in-Law, cancer - at MD.Anderson for treatment.

Frank Vineyard (11/11/21) - Continues to recover slowly at home




Jerry Wendell Jenkins

August 16, 1935 ~ August 4, 2021 (age 85)

Obituary

Jerry Wendell Jenkins, age 85 passed away at Tranquility of Kennesaw Mountain on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. He was born on August 16, 1935 to his late parents, Oliver and Gertrude Jenkins. Jerry was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping the most. He was a Baptist by faith and he retired from General Motors After a 30+ year career. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters, Francis Blair and Brenda Turner; brother, James Jenkins; and first wife, Betty Jenkins and Late wife Oletha Jenkins.

Jerry is survived by his lifelong friend Jo Henry; daughters, Vickie (Kevin) Peaster of Marietta, Tammy (Ed) Brock-Smith of Marietta, Cindy (Gary) Warner of Acworth, and Jaleta (David) Cooper of Dallas; son, Kim (Jan) Akins of Powder Springs; sister, Joyce Clark of Villa Rica; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Jenkins will be held at Clark Funeral Home on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM with Don Rackley officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home prior to the service from 12:00 until 2:00 PM.

The family would like to extend their love and appreciation to everyone who may be unable to attend the service in person due to Covid-19 concerns.

Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, GA is honored to care for the family during this difficult time.

Condolences may be left for the family on our website, www.samclarkfuneralhome.com on the tribute wall.


Services

VISITATION

Saturday August 7, 2021

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Clark Funeral Home

4373 Atlanta HWY (Hwy 278)

Hiram, GA 30141

FUNERAL SERVICE

Saturday August 7, 2021

2:00 PM

Clark Funeral Home

4373 Atlanta HWY (Hwy 278)

Hiram, GA 30141

INTERMENT

Mt Harmony MEMORIAL GARDENS

581 Veterans Memorial Hwy SE

Mableton, GA 30126

MEYERHARDT LODGE #314

Born 8-16-1935

EA 1-26-1973

FC 2-09-1973

MM 2-23-1973

25 3-30-1998

EM 8-26-2010

Last Rites will be performed by Past Master and Worshipful Brother Cabot Rohrer of Meyerhardt Lodge.

Meyerhardt Lodge will open a Lodge of Sorrow for Brother Jenkins on Saturday morning at 10:30am.

Brothers attending the graveside Last Rites will meet at Mt Harmony Memorial Gardens, at 2:50 pm Saturday Aug 7th.