How do I become a Member? Membership is by petition and is open to all Master Masons in good standing in Cobb County. There is a 1-time fee of only $50 that includes: Funeral Apron, Name Tag, Necktie, Arm Band, White Gloves and Acacia Pin for attending a Masonic funeral.

Please pick up a Petition for Membership from your Lodge Secretary or <Click Here to Display & Print Application>
and mail to Cobb County Masonic Memorial Club c/o Scott Posey 237 Cartee Way Dallas, GA 30157
The Master of a Lodge must open his Lodge for the funeral of a fallen member. Then the Memorial club assists with the Funeral Service....

About Masonic Funeral Services It is not our Masonic Law, but our actions and deeds that are of any real significance when the Great Architect of the Universe calls one of our Brothers to the Celestial Grand Lodge on High.
There are few occasions when Freemasons may perform public ceremonies, e.g., cornerstone layings, open installation of officers, the periodic public educational program, and so on. By far, the most common is our Masonic Funeral Service. It is at this time that most non-Masons are introduced to Freemasonry -- perhaps, for the very first time. It is at and during that somber service that most people present will form their opinion and perception of our Fraternity. Not being members of our Ancient Craft, and generally knowing very little about Freemasonry, they are often very curious as to who we are, what we stand for, and what is it that we believe in as an organization. Conducting Masonic Funeral Services is as old as the Fraternity itself. In the days of Operative Masonry, stonemasons buried their own with great solemnity and reverence. The deceased Brother was a man they had worked with side-by-side for years -- perhaps, even their entire lives. They extolled his virtues and the contributions he had made to the Craft's work. They spoke of the Eternal Life after death, and the need to perform "goode worke" toward all humanity throughout the course of a man's life. The entire guild and all of their families turned out in force to mourn their Brother's passing, and to express their sympathies to the Brother's family. This tradition has been carried forward for centuries to our present day Speculative Masonry. A Masonic Funeral Service is the final tribute we can pay to our fallen Brother. That is the appropriate time to thank the Brother's family for allowing him to share his time on Earth with our Fraternity. No, you may not have known the Brother personally, but if he was a member of your Lodge, he certainly deserves your presence at his funeral service. If he was a Brother, then he is entitled to all of the "lights, rights and benefits" of being a Freemason -- and that certainly includes a well-attended Masonic Funeral Service. Attending these services are, in many ways, just as important as attending Lodge meetings -- perhaps, even more so, because, as we can do nothing more for our Brother, the Funeral Service is really for the benefit of the deceased Brother's family and friends, and it exhibits our genuine care and concern for one of our own. The Masonic Funeral Service is one of the most beautiful pieces of literature ever written. Simple, honest, and straight-forward, it offers each of us an opportunity to reflect upon our own mortality, and to reaffirm our individual faith in the Supreme Grand Master of Heaven and Earth. It draws forth its inspiration and words of comfort not only from our Volume of Sacred Law, but also from many of the world's greatest literary geniuses. No one can listen to our service and not be impacted by the gentle, yet powerful, words that touch the heart of every person present -- both Mason and non-Mason alike. Consider the sobering passage from our Masonic Funeral Service: "One by one they pass away, the Brothers of our adoption, the Companions of our choice. A Brother whose hand we have clasped in the bonds of Fraternal Fellowship is now passing from our sight, and we know that we shall meet him on Earth no more." One day, and we know not when, each one of us will be that Brother who has passed from sight. One day, each one of us will have ended our journey in this life. As your then cold and lifeless body is commended to the grave eternal, will you want your Masonic Brethren to be present and among those that mourn you, and to offer comfort and consolation to your loved ones? As stated in our funeral service, you can do nothing more of a material nature for the departed Brother. Nevertheless, you can cherish his memory, and offer the tribute of respect and love to the late Brother's memory. Of even greater importance, you can be there to extend our fraternal sympathy to our Brother's deeply afflicted and sorrowing family in their bereavement. We must tell his loved ones, and demonstrate it by our physical presence, that our promises to be true to them are not hollow or empty words. We owe our Brother something, and this may be the very last opportunity we will ever have to repay that debt. Brethren, if you receive a call from your Lodge or see a Masonic Funeral Notice in your local newspaper, take time out of your busy lives to make this final act of respect and tribute. No, you may not have personally known the Brother, but he was your Brother and that alone is enough to justify making the effort to attend and to demonstrate to the world that we Freemasons do, in fact, sincerely care about each other -- both in life and in death. This is one obligation and commitment that each of us should earnestly strive to fulfill even if we cannot always attend Lodge meetings. Let us demonstrate before the world that we are men who practice Brotherly Love -- all the way to the grave's edge.
Much of this column comes from an article originally published in The Missouri Freemason Nuggets From The Quarry by RWB Phil Elam
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"Assisting local Lodges to perform Masonic rites for our fallen brethren"
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Elected at the Annual Meeting on 02/22/2020 2020 Officers
THANK YOU'S Thank You from the Owen Family for the Service performed 08/11/2018
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Pending Services or Most Recent Service 2021-02James Harold Nabers Age 93, of Cedar Bluff, AL 1930 – Feb 3, 2021 Latham Lodge No 12 Passed Wednesday, February 3, 2021 VISITATION Saturday February 6, 2021 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Perry Funeral Home Chapel 1611 Clarence E Chesnut Jr Bypass Centre, AL 35960 and FUNERAL SERVICE Saturday February 6, 2021 2:00 pm GRAVESIDE Sunday February 7, 2021 1:00 pm with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Cabot Rohrer Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery 561 Veterans Memorial Hwy Mableton, GA
David Edwin Nance Age 77, of Lithia Springs, GA Jan 24, 1949 – Jan 31, 2021 Battle Hill Lodge No 523 Passed Sunday, January 31, 2021 FUNERAL SERVICE Wednesday February 3, 2021 4:00 pm with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Cabot Rohrer at Davis-Struempf Chapel 1975 East-West Connector Austell, GA 30106 VISITATION Wednesday February 3, 2021 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home 1975 East-West Conn Austell, GA 30106 A Lodge of Sorrow has been opened at Battle Hill Lodge No 523
2020-10 Jerry Alton Ammons Age 71, of Mableton, GA May 5, 1949 – Dec 17, 2020 Mableton Lodge No 171 Passed Thursday, December 17, 2020 FUNERAL SERVICE Monday December 28, 2020 2:00 pm with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Edwin Lamour at Davis-Struempf Chapel 1975 East-West Connector Austell, GA 30106 VISITATION Sunday December 27, 2020 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home 1975 East-West Conn Austell, GA 30106 A Lodge of Sorrow has been opened at Mableton Lodge No 171 ------------------------------------- Initiated - 01/27/1977 Passed - 02/24/1977 Raised - 03/10/1977 Years of Service - 43
2020-09 John William Blair Age 64, of Marietta, GA 1956 – 2020 Palestine Lodge No 486
GRAVESIDE FUNERAL CEREMONY Saturday Nov 7, 2020 11:00 am Cemetery Georgia Memorial Park 2000 Cobb Pkwy SE Marietta, GA 30060 with Masonic Last Rites conducted by Worshipful Brother Edwin Lamour
A Lodge of Sorrow was opened for Bro Blair at Palestine Lodge #486
2020-08 William Holloway Age 89, of Acworth, GA 1931 – 2020 Latham Lodge No 12 VISITATION Saturday Oct 31, 2020 7:00 pm West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory 2480 Macland Road SW, Marietta, GA 30064 Funeral Ceremony Sunday Nov 1, 2020 2:00 pm Cemetery Kennesaw Memorial Park 1306 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta, GA 30064 with Masonic Last Rites conducted by Worshipful Brother Cabot Rohrer A Lodge of Sorrow opened for Bro Holloway at Latham #12
2020-07 James Otis McDonald Age 84, of Powder Springs, GA Aug 18, 1936 – Oct 26, 2020 Springville Lodge No 153 James E Sledge DL Lodge #742 VISITATION Saturday Oct 31, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Mayes Ward Dobbins Macland Chapel 3940 Macland Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127
MEMORIAL SERVICE 1:00pm INURNMENT Macland Cemetery 4075 Macland Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127 with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Doyle Martin
2020-06 James “Jimmy” Ralph Dunn Age 66, of Acworth, GA Sep 24, 1954 – Oct 18, 2020 Acworth Lodge No 176 Passed Sunday October 18, 2020 FUNERAL SERVICE Thursday October 22, 2020 1:00 pm Roper Funeral Home 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 GRAVESIDE SERVICE Thursday October 22, 2020 3:30 pm with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Cabot Rohrer at Rolling Hills Memorial Gardens 4355 Highway 92 Acworth, GA 30102
2020-05 Norman A. Ward Age 90, of Smyrna, GA died Aug 14, 2020 Latham Lodge No 12 Passed Friday August 14, 2020 PRIVATE GRAVESIDE SERVICE Monday Aug 17, 2020 Georgia Memorial Park 2000 Cobb Parkway SE Marietta, GA 30060
2020-04 Phillip Glen Whitaker Age 71, of Marietta, GA June 8, 1949 – July 20, 2020 Nelms Lodge No 323 Passed Monday July 20, 2020 LODGE OF SORROW Saturday July 25, 2020 9:30 am at Nelms No 323 GRAVESIDE SERVICE Saturday July 25, 2020 11:00 am with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Cabot Rohrer at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park 1861 Dallas Hwy SW Marietta, GA 30064
2020-03 Steve T. Miers Age 77, of Powder Springs, GA Passed away on April 8, 2020 Springville Lodge No 151 Sledge Daylight Lodge #742 Passed Wednesday April 8, 2020 Steve is survived by his wife, Evelyn Edwards Miers of Powder Springs, GA; son, Kenneth Glenn Edwards and his wife, Terri, of Columbus, GA; three grandchildren, McKenzie Edwards Dolan (John), Marie Stefin Edwards, and Melody Brooke Edwards; two great grandchildren, Hudson Edwards Dolan and Conrad Daniel Dolan. A Memorial Service to celebrate Steve's life will be held at a later date.
2020-02In memory of our departed Brother Keith Plossl Age 74, of Marietta, GA February 16, 1945 – January 14, 2020 Sandy Springs No 124 Passed January 14, 2020
Funeral Service / Celebration of Life Sunday February 16, 2020 3:00pm In the Sanctuary Of Emerson Unitarian Church in Marietta 4010 Canton Rd Marietta, GA 30066 with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Edwin Lamour The Church is located approximately two miles North of Chastain on Canton Highway. Church will be on your right. Reception to follow
2020-01 John Bishop Emmett Age 65, of Austell, GA February 11, 1954 – December 28, 2019 Nelms Lodge No 323 Passed Saturday December 28, 2019 Funeral Service Sunday January 5, 2020 2:00pm In the Chapel of Bellamy Funeral Home in Hiram 2037, 3551 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy, Hiram, GA 30141
with Masonic Last Rites conducted by WB Cabot Rohrer
Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Cemetery In Marietta Obituary - Not Available yet He was a member of Nelms Masonic Lodge #323 and was a drummer for the "Shrine Enertainers"
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