James (Jim) K. Yoder

Entered, Passed, & Raised in 2017 at Chota Lodge #253 TN F&AM

 

Elected Senior, Warden 2026;  Junior Warden, 2025
Building Committee member

Cemetery Committee member & liaison

Education committee member

Life membership holder

 

Personal:

Bradley Central HS, Cleveland TN, Class of 1973

US Army Veteran, 1975
Cleveland State Community College, AS 1977
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Engineering Management, BS 1985
University of Tennessee, Knoxville / UT Space Institute, Industrial & Systems Engineering, MS 1993

Married 45 years to Angelia Denise Yoder [deceased July 2024, RIP]
Two children, Sarah Jones and Sean Yoder [grown, graduated, married, and successfully gone]

Masonic Appendant Bodies Service:
Paxton Pearl Chapter 24, Royal Arch Masons, Past High Priest 2022

Knoxville Council 75, Cryptic Masons, Past Illustrious Master 2022
Coeur De Lion Commandery 9, Knights Templar, Elected Eminent Commander 2026
Knoxville Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite [AASR], Southern Jurisdiction, Elected as Master of Kadosh 2026-27 for the Knoxville Consistory
Knoxville Scottish Rite, Knights of Saint Andrew, Past Chief Knight 2023
Scottish Rite Research Society, member
Tennessee Lodge of Research, life member

 

 

TN Grand York Rite Bodies:

Appointed and served as Grand Sentinel for the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, Tennessee, 2024-25

Appointed and serving as Chairman of the Public Relations Committee, Grand Commandery of Knights Templar, Tennessee, 2025-26