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Lions District 22B - Location
This map shows the nine Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
that comprise the entire area currently within Lions District 22B.
The area currently within Lions District 22B, was originally part of Lions District 16, which was organized in 1921 and encompassed the States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columia.
In 1922, District 16 was divided into Districts 16, 20, and 22. The State of New Jersey remained as District 16, the State of New York became District 20, and the States of Maryland and Delware along with the District of Columbia became District 22.
Lions District 22B came into being In 1944, when the "multiple district" structure was adopted and District 22 was sub-divided into Districts 22A and 22B. District 22A became the fourteen counties of Maryland's Western Shore, Baltimore City and the District of Columbia; and District 22B became the nine counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore and the three counties of the State of Delaware.
In 1947, District 22A was further subdivided into Districts 22A, 22C and 22W; and District 22B was further subdivided into Districts 22B and 22D. The three counties in the State of Delaware became District 22D, and the nine counties on Maryland's Eastern Shore remained as District 22B.

Map showing Multiple District 22 with embedded map of District 22B

View or Purchase Books Recording
The History of Lions District 22B:
by PDG Warren F. Brooks (DG 1963-64) , published in 1970
Out of Print - Vol I Edition, click to review PDF version
by Lion Raymond J. Christ O.S.F.S. , published in 1987
Out of Print - limited quantities, Vol II Edition, Printable Order Form
Sale proceeds benefit District 22B Charitable Foundation
by PDG William Culver (DG 1993-94) and PDG Dorothy Culver (DG 2001-02)
published in 2008
Sale proceeds benefit District 22B Charitable Foundation
Today's Lions District 22B encompasses a land area of approximately 3,375 sq. miles and includes the Maryland Counties of Cecil, Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset. It is approximately 150 miles long and 70 miles wide at it's widest point, and in 2010, had a population in excess of 449,226 people, including "approximately 1,400 District 22B Lions, who are making tomorrow's history today".
Lions District 22B
Club Sorted Reports
View Reports of District 22B Clubs
Available Reports: |
1. Clubs sorted by Club Name/Locality |
2. Clubs sorted by Charter Date |
3. Clubs sorted by Club Type |
4. Clubs sorted by Number of Clubs Sponsored |
5. Clubs sorted by Region and Zone |
Lions District 22B
Past District Governors
Governor Name
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Served
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Governor Name
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Served
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* PDG Wendell Henry |
1944-1945
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* PDG H. Kirby Krams |
1989-1990
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* PDG Dr. L.A. Rademaker |
1945-1946
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* PDG W. I. Griffith Sr. |
1990-1991
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* PDG Joseph A. Errigo
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1946-1947
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PDG Murray L. Shores |
1991-1992
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* PDG H. Walter Truitt
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1947-1948
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PDG Howard I. Todd Jr. |
1992-1993
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* PDG Raymond McGee
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1948-1949
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* PDG William R. Culver |
1993-1994
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* PDG Orlando Blades
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1949-1950
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PDG Joseph P. Wood Sr. |
1994-1995
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* PDG John B. Houck
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1950-1951
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* PDG H. Warren Burr |
1995-1996
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* PDG Lee G. Bell |
1951-1952
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* PDG Willard L. McBroom |
1996-1997
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* PDG John M. Smith
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1952-1953
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PDG Arthur R. Marvel |
1997-1998
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* PDG William Punche
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1953-1954
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*PDG Daniel Graham Jr. |
1998-1999
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* PDG George W. Dutton
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1954-1955
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PDG Walter R. West Jr. |
1999-2000
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* PDG Harry Oliphant |
1955-1956
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*PDG Louetta S. Pryor |
2000-2001
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* PDG H. Richard Brunner
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1956-1957
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PDG Dorothy J. Culver |
2001-2002
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* PDG Charles Billbrough
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1957-1958
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* PDG Kenneth MacClelland |
2002-2003
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* PDG Dr. A.S. David
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1958-1959
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PDG Robert E. Kidner |
2003-2004
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* PDG James T. Pippin Sr.
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1959-1960
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* PDG Dalton L. Mann |
2004-2005
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* PDG Hobart M. Webster |
1960-1961
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PDG John A. Lawrence |
2005-2006
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* PDG Earl W. Roberts |
1961-1962
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PDG Rodney P. Dobson |
2006-2007
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* PDG Seth Hurdle
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1962-1963
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* PDG William Stark |
2007-2008
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* PDG Warren Brooks |
1963-1964
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PDG Victor G. Lowe |
2008-2009
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* PDG Darby Johnson |
1964-1965
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* PDG John B. Atkins Sr. |
2009-2010
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* PDG Bonnard Murray |
1965-1966
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* PDG Bill Bicknell |
2010-2011
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* PDG Edward O'Dwyer |
1966-1967
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PDG David Studley |
2011-2012
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* PDG Harry J. Tucker |
1967-1968
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PDG Charlene Travers |
2012-2013
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* PDG Robert H. Cameron |
1968-1969
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PDG Franklin (Doug) Jones |
2013-2014
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* PDG Charles Hurley Sr. |
1969-1970
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PDG Joseph F. Schanno |
2014-2015
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* PDG R. Franklin Burris |
1970-1971
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PDG Wayne A. Cole | 2015-2016 |
* PDG Elmer Incheck | 1970-1971 | PDG Benjamin Cassell | 2016-2017 | |
* PDG Maynard Ritter |
1971-1972
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PDG Jeffrey T. Beever | 2017-2018 |
PDG G. Albert Turner |
1972-1973
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PDG Wayne A. Cole | 2018-2019 |
PDG Oakley A. Sumpter Jr. |
1973-1974
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PDG John A. Lawrence | 2019-2020 |
* PDG Robert N. Cordidry |
1974-1975
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DG Dr. Wayne A. Benjamin | 2020-2021 |
* PDG William R. Webster |
1975-1976
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DG David Studley | 2021- |
** PDG Herbert R. Bradley |
1976
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* PDG William J. Holsten |
1976-1977
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* PDG James E. Phillips |
1977-1978
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PDG Norman H. Cathell Sr. |
1978-1979
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* PDG Herman D. Wheatley |
1979-1980
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* PDG Ottoe Cheesman Jr. |
1980-1981
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* PDG Raymond Swadley |
1981-1982
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* PDG Richard Pryor |
1982-1983
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* PDG H. Warren Crawford |
1983-1984
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* PDG Robert Gochneaur |
1984-1985
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* PDG William J. Holsten |
1985-1986
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* PDG Samuel Thompson |
1986-1987
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* PDG Darley T. Travers | 1987-1988 | |||
* PDG James L. McCarty | 1988-1989 | |||
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* deceased , ** died in office
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Lions District 22B
Member Memorials
Honoring all deceased Lions and listing those departed since 2014.
Photograph
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Name of Deceased Member
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Year
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PDG Dalton (Dal) Mann
Passed away April 9, 2021
District 22B Governor 2004 - 2005
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2021 |
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2020 | |
Lion David E. Price
Passed away October 14, 2020 Age 60
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2020 | |
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PDG Samuel (Sid) Thompson
Passed away August 25, 2020 Age 90
District 22B Governor 1986 - 1987
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2020 |
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Lion Richard Bruska
Passed away July 29, 2020 Age 76
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2020 |
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Lion Darwin (Don) Struble
Passed away June 21, 2020 Age 91
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2020 |
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Lion Frances Hammond
Passed away February 7, 2020 Age 93
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2020 |
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PID Lion Darley T. Travers
Passed away March 27, 2020 Age 79
Lions Int'l. Director 1999 - 2001
District 22B Governor 1987 - 1988
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2020 |
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Lion Donald Speakman
Passed away March 10, 2020 Age 77
Queenstown Lions Club
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2020 |
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PDG Lion William Culver
Passed away November 2019
District 22B Governor 1993 - 1994
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2019 |
Lion George Gale
Passed away September 2019
Sharptown Lions Club
Click here to view the obituary |
2019 | |
PDG Lion Bill Bicknell
Passed away September 2019
District 22B Governor 2010 - 2011
Obituary not available |
2019 | |
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PDG Lion Daniel Graham Jr.
Passed away June 9, 2019 Age 86
District 22B Governor 1998 - 1999
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2019 |
Lion Lin Davis
Passed away April 14, 2019
Obituary not available |
2019 | |
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Lion Billie B. Truitt
Passed away March 13, 2019 Age 85
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2019 |
Lion Harry T. Ford, Sr.
Passed away February 13, 2019 Age 85
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2019 | |
Lion James E. Shockley
Passed away December 8, 2018 Age 84
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2018 | |
Lion Bert Stratchan
Passed away November 2, 2018 Age 82
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2018 | |
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Lion Paul D. Elwood
Passed away September 19, 2018 Age 72
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2018 |
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Lion Lynn M. Melfa
Passed away April 19, 2018 Age 62
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2018 |
Lioness Louise Villani
Passed away February 5, 2018 Age 89
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2018 | |
Lion Robert C. Embert
Date of Death and Age are not known
Obituary not available
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2018 | |
Lion Harold Haltman
Date of Death and Age are not known
Obituary not available
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2018 | |
Lion Raymond E. White
Date of Death and Age are not known
Obituary not available
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2018 | |
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Lion John C. Futty
Passed away March 21, 2018 Age 73
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2018 |
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Lion H. Warren Burr
Passed away April 19, 2018 Age 86
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2018 |
Lion Ernest Artur
Date of Death and Age are not known
Obituary not available
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2018 | |
Lion Fred Peak
Date of Death and Age are not known
Obituary not available
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2018 | |
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Lion Fenton L. Martin
Passed away November 15, 2017 Age 91
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2017 |
Lion Austin Appenzeller
Passed away October 29, 2017 Age 90
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2017 | |
Lion Edwin W. Barbehenn
Passed away October 22, 2017 Age 91
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2017 | |
Lion Robert Kelly
Passed away October 2017 Age 79
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2017 | |
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Lioness Mamie Gargan
Passed away September 24, 2017 Age 95
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2017 |
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Lion Terry Ryan
Passed away September 5, 2017 Age 81
Sharptown Lions Club
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2017 |
Lion Peter C. Oertel
Passed away August 27, 2017 Age 67
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2017 | |
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Lion Parke P. Hahn
Passed away August 26, 2017 Age 66
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2017 |
Lion Jerold L. Cook
Passed away August 21, 2017 Age 67
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2017 | |
Lioness Anna M. Hales
Passed away July 19, 2017 Age 83
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2017 | |
Lion William V. Riggs III
Passed away June 26, 2017 Age 74
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2017 | |
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PDG Lion James T. Pippin Sr.
Passed away November 26, 2017 Age 93
District 22B Governor 1959 - 1960
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2017 |
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Lion Edward D. Harrison
Passed away June 22, 2017 Age 69
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2017 |
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Lion James E. Powell Jr.
Passed away June 6, 2017 Age 73
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2017 |
Lion Andrea J. Amabile
Passed away June 5, 2017 Age 74
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2017 | |
Lion Joshua L. Farlow
Passed away June 2, 2017 - Age unknown
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2017 | |
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Lion John J. Griffith Jr.
Passed away April 22, 2017 Age 69
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2017 |
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Lion Robert H. Sterling
Passed away March 9, 2017 Age 90
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2017 |
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Lion William H. Buttrill
Passed away March 8, 2017 Age 99
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2017 |
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Lion Thomas W. Coughlin Sr.
Passed away February 22, 2017 Age 90
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2017 |
Lion James Eberhart
Date of Death and Age are not known
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2017 | |
PDG Lion Louetta S. Pryor
Passed away February 21 , 2017 Age 87
District 22B Governor 2000 - 2001
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2017 | |
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Lion Leary E. Stevens
Passed away February 1, 2017 Age 59
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2017 |
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Lion Stephen C. Webster
Passed away January 22, 2017 Age 63
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2017 |
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Lion Frank M. Tull
Passed away January 16, 2017 Age 76
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2017 |
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Lion Robert T. Evans
Passed away January 7, 2017 Age 70
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2017 |
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PDG Lion Raymond Swadley
Passed away December 20, 2016 Age 89
District 22B Governor 1981 - 1982
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2016 |
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Lion Denver C. Moore Jr.
Passed away December 25, 2016 Age 62
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2016 |
Lion George Hipkins
Date of Death and Age are not known
Port Deposit Lions Club
Obituary not available |
2016 | |
Lion Nellie C. Hipkins
Passed away December 3, 2016 Age Unknown
Port Deposit Lions Club
Obituary not available |
2016 | |
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Lion Robert E. Middleton
Passed away December 3, 2016 Age 74
Queenstown Lions Club
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2016 |
Lion Gary W. Shields Sr.
Passed away November 26, 2016 Age 74
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2016 | |
Lion Iris M. Jewell
Passed away November 6, 2016 Age 86
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2016 | |
PDG Lion Bill Stark
Passed away November 1 , 2016 Age 80
District 22B Governor 2007 - 2008
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2016 | |
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Lion R. Quincy Blevins Jr.
Passed away October 14, 2016 Age 83
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2016 |
Lion Lawrence D. Rockwell
Passed away October 11, 2016 Age 93
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2016 | |
PDG Kenneth R. MacClelland
Passed away October 3, 2016 Age 85
District 22B Governor 2002 - 2003
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2016 | |
Lion John R. Whaley III
Passed away October 2, 2016 Age 84
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2016 | |
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Lion Eugene T. Jones
Passed away September 20, 2016 Age 91
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2016 |
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Lion Larry T. Schissler
Passed away August 10, 2016 Age 74
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2016 |
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Lion John G. Ullrich Sr.
Passed away July 20, 2016 Age 77
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2016 |
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Lion Theodore K. Lizas
Passed away July 10, 2016 Age 78
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2016 |
Lion Justin T. Pearce
Passed away June 23, 2016 Age 37
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2016 | |
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Lion Kathy Psota
Passed away April 27, 2016 Age 56
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2016 |
Lion Richard C. Pagella Sr.
Passed away April 18, 2016 Age 73
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2016 | |
Lion Bill Brown
Passed away April 14, 2016 Age 54
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2016 | |
Lion John Bigelow Upp
Passed away March 27, 2016 Age 91
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2016 | |
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Lion John Cree Eliason
Passed away February 5, 2016 Age 96
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2016 |
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Lion George H. Kastendike IV
Passed away January 20, 2016 Age 69
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2016 |
Lion Beverly S. Blades
Passed away November 27, 2015 Age 85
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2015 | |
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Lion Janet L. Montgomery
Passed away November 13, 2015 Age 85
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2015 |
Lion Robert L. Schall
Passed away November 10, 2015 Age 74
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2015 | |
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Lioness Wanda L. Dero
Passed away November 1, 2015 Age 72
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2015 |
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PDG James L. McCarty
Passed away September 19, 2015 Age 84
District 22B Governor 1988 - 1989
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2015 |
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Lion Edward G. Smith
Passed away July 24, 2015 Age 87
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2015
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Lion Richard A. Puffinburger
Passed away July 17, 2015 Age 79
Became a Lion in 1961, Served for 54 years
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2015
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Lion William L. Starkey
Passed away June 24, 2015 Age 85
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2015
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Lion Allen Robert Baldwin
Passed away May 8,, 2015 Age 89
Served as a Lion for 40 years
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2015
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LEO Andrea Nichole Joyner
Passed away March 27, 2015 Age 15
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2015
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Lion James H. Williamson
Passed away March 17, 2015 Age 97
Became a Lion in 1940, Served for 75 years
Federalsburg Lions Club Charter Member
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2015
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Lion Albert Berger
Passed away March 1, 2015 Age 97
Became a Lion in 1952, Served for 63 years
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2015
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PDG Herman D. Wheatley
Passed away February 26, 2015 Age 88
District 22B Governor 1979-1980
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2015
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Lion Daniel Hunt
Passed away January 11, 2015 Age 94
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2015
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Lion Ronald C. DiPietro
Passed away December 28, 2014 Age 70
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2014
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Passed away December 22, 2014 Age 76
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2014
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Lion Frank S. Shriley
Passed away December 16, 2014 Age 88
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2014
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Lion Billy G. Reep
Passed away November 26, 2014 Age 72
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2014
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Lion M. Ralph Kelly
Passed away November 23, 2014 Age 77
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2014
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Lion John F. Watts
Passed away November 17, 2014 Age 65
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2014
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Lion Wilfred E. Hipkiss
Passed away November 10, 2014 Age 83
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2014
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Lion Charles H. Simpson
Passed away September 8, 2014 Age 78
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2014
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Lion Lloyd L. Simpkins
Passed away August 24, 2014 Age 94
Became a Lion in 1948, Served for 66 years
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2014
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Lion Larry B. Phillips
Passed away August 15, 2014 Age 86
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2014
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Lion Claude E. Hall Jr.
Passed away August 6, 2014 Age 75
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2014
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Lion Edward D. Frederick
Passed away July 30, 2014 Age 81
Became a Lion Dec. 1, 2007, served for 7 years
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2014
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Lion Lee E. James
Passed away July 9, 2014 Age 88
Became a Lion in 1950, Served for 63 years
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2014
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PDG John B. Atkins Sr.
Passed away July 5, 2014 Age 71
Became a Lion in 1981, Served for 33 years
District 22B Governor 2009-2010
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2014
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PDG Robert H. Cameron
Passed away July 5, 2014 Age 88
Became a Lion in 1953, Served for 60 years
District 22B Governor 1968-1969
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Lion Edward Gillespie
Passed away March 2, 2014 Age 79
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2014 |
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An Important Note about District 22B Lion Memorials
District 22B would like to honor every departed District 22B Lion with a Memorial entry; however, we rely upon the Club Secretaries to advise our District Secretary whenever the death of any District 22B Lion occurs. Please provide prompt notification through this Pre-formatted Email Link, or compose your own Email message and send it to LionsDistrict22B@gmail.com.
Please provide the following information about the Deceased Lion: Their Name, Date of Death, Age at Death, the Date that they became a Lion, the Name of the Funeral Home (so that we can link to the obituary and possibly obtain a photo) and the Name of the Club in which they enjoyed membership. Thank you.