KNIGHTS OF THE YORK CROSS OF HONOUR
MISSOURI PRIORY No. 17
The KYCH is an invitational body, open only to those who have served as the presiding officer of the four bodies which comprise the York Rite (Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery)
2025-2026 OFFICERS
| Prior | William C. Woolsey | |
| Deputy Prior | Aaron M. Shoemaker | |
| Warder | Harold F. Coots | |
| Registrar/Treasurer | Kevin B. Sample | |
| Prelate | Danny D. Smothers | |
| Orator | Jerry L. Miles | |
| Herald | Todd A. Schulze | |
| Organist | Christian M. Jessen |
2025-2026 COMMITTEES
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Kevin B. Sample |
| Aaron M. Shoemaker | |
| Richard L. Mansfield |
FINANCIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Richard L. Mansfield |
| Mark A. Bean | |
| Jeffrey L. Knight |
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Stanton T. Brown, II |
| Adam M. Iwanow | |
| Ashley W. Young |
JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Bobbie E. White |
| Kevin B. Sample | |
| Todd A. Schuzle |
PAST PRIORS
| * Ray V. Denslow | 1942 |
| * George C. Marquis | 1943-1945 |
| * Morris E. Ewing | 1945-1946 |
| * Clyde C. Evans | 1946-1947 |
| * John M. Gallatin | 1947-1948 |
| * Frank P. Briggs | 1948-1949 |
| * James M. Dewitt | 1949-1950 |
| * Harold M. Jayne | 1950-1951 |
| * John A. Baugher | 1951-1951 |
| * Bert S. Lee | 1951-1952 |
| * Artemus H. Harwell | 1952-1953 |
| * Guy C. Million | 1953-1954 |
| * Vernie G. Fisher | 1954-1955 |
| * Roscoe A. Miller | 1955-1956 |
| * David R. McCoy | 1956-1957 |
| * Virgil B. Saville | 1957-1958 |
| * Elvin K. Luff | 1958-1959 |
| * Walter J. Eddlemon | 1959-1960 |
| * William P. Mathews | 1960-1961 |
| * Bruce H. Hunt | 1961-1962 |
| * Harold N. Painter | 1962-1963 |
| * Bruce J. Carl | 1963-1964 |
| * Allen C. Sodemann | 1964-1965 |
| * Leonard V. Bowers | 1965-1966 |
| * Howard F. Kizer, Sr. | 1966-1967 |
| * Howard O. Gray | 1967-1968 |
| * Olin S. McDaniel | 1968-1969 |
| * William R. Denslow | 1969-1970 |
| * John H. Rich | 1970-1971 |
| * Arthur B. Pratt, Jr. | 1971-1972 |
| * Walter H. Baird | 1972-1973 |
| * John W. Alverson | 1973-1974 |
| * Cleon C. Thompson | 1974-1975 |
| * A. Eldon Hoover | 1975-1976 |
| * Bert W. Casselman | 1976-1977 |
| * Robert G. Bird | 1977-1978 |
| * Paul F. Sitze | 1978-1979 |
| * Frank W. Hazelrigg, Jr. | 1979-1980 |
| * Pressley L. Crummy | 1980-1981 |
| * Harold W. Baker | 1981-1982 |
| * J. Eric Allen | 1982-1983 |
| * Gene M. Zinn | 1983-1984 |
| * Delno J. Spellman | 1984-1985 |
| * Logan E. Wing, Jr. | 1985-1986 |
| * Edward E. Nixon | 1986-1987 |
| * George R. Johnson | 1987-1988 |
| * P. Vincent Kinkead | 1988-1989 |
| * Ronald R. Bielby | 1989-1990 |
| * Donald C. Treece | 1990-1991 |
| * Kenneth G. Sample | 1991-1992 |
| * Harold D. Maness | 1992-1993 |
| * William W. Gray | 1993-1994 |
| * Ernest J. Thacker | 1994-1995 |
| * Robert L. Hudson | 1995-1996 |
| Roy A. Welshon, Sr. | 1996-1997 |
| Edward A. Kohler | 1997-1998 |
| Rusty M. Ludlam | 1998-1999 |
| * Ervin A. Drewing | 1999-2000 |
| Bobby L. Detherow | 2000-2001 |
| * Frank P. Wilfley, Jr. | 2001-2002 |
| * Earl W. Orr | 2002-2003 |
| * Jack R. Clark, Sr. | 2003-2004 |
| * Jose R. Palacios | 2004-2005 |
| * William J. Bowser | 2005-2006 |
| * William J. Neighbors | 2006-2007 |
| * Teddie E. Harrison | 2007-2008 |
| * Harley L. Kropf | 2008-2009 |
| * Ronald E. Wood, Jr. | 2009-2010 |
| * Kevin E. Weaver | 2010-2011 |
| * Walter W. Doyle | 2011-2012 |
| * Stanton T. Brown | 2012-2013 |
| * Jerry F. Ward | 2013-2014 |
| James J. Hayes | 2014-2015 |
| Glenn E. Means | 2015-2016 |
| Robert R. Anderson, Jr. | 2016-2017 |
| Kevin B. Sample | 2017-2018 |
| * Robert W. Schlichter | 2018-2019 |
| Ronnie E. Green | 2019-2021 |
| William G. Snyder | 2021-2022 |
| Michael E. Day | 2022-2023 |
| Stanton T. Brown II | 2023-2024 |
| Loren D. Lloyd | 2024-2025 |
* Passed.
PAST REGISTRARS
| Marvin W. Ewing* | 1942-1943 |
|---|---|
| Ray V. Denslow* | 1943-1945 |
| Julius O. Christensen* | 1945-1947 |
| Bruce H. Hunt* | 1947-1955 |
| Vernie G. Fisher* | 1955-1962 |
| William P. Mathews* | 1962-1966 |
| Leonard V. Bowers* | 1966-1981 |
| Frank W. Hazelrigg, Jr.* | 1982-1982 |
| Lester J. Brown* | 1982-1991 |
| Robert W. Schlichter* | 1991-1999 |
| Robert L. Hudson* | 1999-2004 |
| Lionel J. Goede* | 2004-2016 |
| Kevin E. Weaver* | 2016-2019 |
| Harley L. Kropf* | 2019-2022 |
| Kevin B. Sample | 2022-Present |