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)
2026-2027 OFFICERS
| Prior | Aaron M. Shoemaker | |
| Deputy Prior | Harold F. Coots | |
| Warder | Danny D. Smothers | |
| Registrar/Treasurer | Kevin B. Sample | |
| Prelate | Jerry L. Miles | |
| Orator | Todd A. Schulze | |
| Herald | Adam M. Iwanow | |
| Organist | Christian M. Jessen |
2026-2027 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 |
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
| Chairman | Jacob W. Thompson |
| Matthew D. Ruth | |
| Kevin M. Ritter | |
| Ex-Officio | Priory Officers |
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 |
| William C. Woolsey | 2025-2026 |
* 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 |