The Past Exalted Rulers (PER) Association consists of all of the Past Exalted Rulers of the Lodge and all Past Exalted Rulers of any other Lodge, who are now Members of the Lodge. The PER Association advises with and extends counsel to all Lodge Officers and Committees.
1950 – 1959
1950 Robert L. Lagle x2
1951 Robert L. Lagle x2
1952 John C. Mitchell
1953 Thurman M. DeMoss
1954 Herbert R. Whitaker
1955 Robert B. Lybrook
1956 George W. Davis
1957 Ira L. Haymaker
1958 Lloyd E. Utterback
DDGER -1961- 1962
1959 Thomas D. Kisky
1960 – 1969
1960 Myron D. Vaught x2
1961 James R. Acher x2
1962 L. Wayne Harrison
1963 Richard D. Lusk
1964 James W. Woods
1965 Thomas H. Taylor
1966 Jerry L. Sills
1967 Charles L. Wood
1968 Virgil E. Utterback
1969 Daniel L. Murray
1970 – 1979
1970 Robert D. Mann
1971 Robert L. Ellett
1972 Joseph O. Allen
1973 Myron D. Vaught x2
1974 James R. Acher x2
1975 Thomas E. Fewell
1976 Alfred E. Wininger
District President 1983-1984
1977 Richard S. Vandivier
1978 Robert D. Stultz
DDGER 1981-1982
1979 Richard P. Foley
1980 – 1989
1980 Richard Featherston
1981 Kenneth C. York
1982 Raymond Hine,
District President 1988-1989
DDGER 1989-1990
State Director
1983 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4
1984 Larry Cheek
1985 Jack C. McNutt
1986 Thurman M. DeMoss x2
1986 Robert Marshall (transfer)
1986 Tommy McQueary (transfer), Past State President 2006-2007
1987 Ed Baker
1988 Drew Wood
1989 Jay Dishinger
1990 – 1999
1990 William E. McCarty x2
1991 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4
1992 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4
1993 Shelly Robbins
1994 Tony Clem(transfer)
1994 John Moore
1995 John E. Yorger
1996 Drew Wood
1997 Robert Ryker
1998 Steven E. Sexton,
District President ’02-’03,
DDGER ’03-’04
1999 Robert “Doc” Tharp x4
District President ’98-’99
DDGER ’99-’00
2000 – 2009
2000 Fred Paris
2001 James D. Ellis x2
2002 Donna J. Padgett
2003 Craig Campbell
VP Central 2008
VP SouthEast 2009
District President 2010-2011
DDGER 2011-2012
2004 Joseph C. George
2005 James D. Ellis x2
District President 2005-2006
DDGER 2006-2007
2006 William E. McCarty x2
2007 Timothy A. Joyce
2008 Michael Demaree
District President 2014-2015
DDGER 2015-2016
2009 James Houdek
2010-2019
2010 PERs In Attendance
2011 Penny Aldridge
District VP 2022-2023
District President 2023-2024
DDGER 2024-2025
2012 Stephen Barnett
2013 Robert Swinehamer
2014 James McShanog
2015 William Roland
2016 Kim Demaree
District President 2018 – 2019
DDGER 2019 – 2020
2017 Jeannie Barnett
2018 Travis Shepherd
2019 Gary Cooper
2019 David Southwick (transfer)
2020-2029
2020 Edward Aldridge
2021 Josh Prine
District VP 2025-2026
2022 Gordon Prine
District President 2024-2025
DDGER 2025-2026
2023 Eric Klinkowski
2024 Doug Stahl
Address:
56 E Jefferson St
PO Box 354
Franklin, IN 46131
Phone:
317-738-9924
Veteran’s Dinners are served every Tuesday from March to November at 5:30 pm. First come, first serve.
Lodge meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7:00 P.M.
Board of Directors: 1st Wednesday at 7:00 P.M.
House Committee: 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7:00 P.M
Veteran’s Committee: 3rd Wednesday at 7:00P.M.
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