{"id":6107,"date":"2025-06-09T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/?p=6107"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:51:52","slug":"most-worthy-grand-superior-emeritus-minnie-s-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/2025\/06\/09\/most-worthy-grand-superior-emeritus-minnie-s-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Worthy Grand Superior Emeritus Minnie S. Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Memorandum from the Desk of the Most Honorable Grand Master <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To:          The Committee of Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  The Grand Household<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  All Branches of the Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  All Districts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  All Lodges and Household<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the power bestowed upon me by the Delegates at the 66th<\/sup> BMC, I Rev. Bobby L. Stone, Most Honorable Grand Master of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellow, and its jurisdiction, do decree and declare that Saturday, June 21, 2025 as a:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Day of Mourning <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

for<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Worthy Grand Superior Emeritus Minnie S. Martin<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As our Order mourns the loss of our Dear Beloved Sister, I have taken the official action to allow all Brothers and Sister join the Family in remembering Sister Martin who served this order with grace and <\/strong>dignity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitations: Friday evening June 20th  Gatling’s Chapel, 1200 E 162nd Street, South Holland, IL 60473, at 4:00pm – 7:00pm, HHR Rites @ 6:00pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 21st, Progressive Community Center, the People’s Church., 56 East 48th Street, Chicago, IL 60615, Private Per-Past<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewing 10:00am, Home going Service @ 11:00 am<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interment Evergreen Cemetery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repast Gatling’s Chapel in South Holland, IL, following Interment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to Grand United Odd Fellows, Friendly Society c\/o 15722 Drexel Avenue, Dolton, IL 60419.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of you that may be traveling, please contact Brother Young, III, PS @ 1-773-807-4111.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are working on a Discount Hotel rate, more to information coming…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Submitted under my Hand,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev. Bobby L Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Honorable Grand Master<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memorandum from the Desk of the Most Honorable Grand Master  To:          The Committee of Management                   The Grand Household                   All Branches of the Order                   All Districts                   All Lodges and Household By the power bestowed upon me by the Delegates at the 66th BMC, I Rev. Bobby L. Stone, Most Honorable Grand Master of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellow, and its jurisdiction, do decree and declare that Saturday, June 21, 2025 as a: National Day of Mourning  for Most Worthy Grand Superior Emeritus Minnie S. Martin As our Order mourns the loss of our Dear Beloved Sister, I have taken the official action to allow all Brothers and Sister join the Family in remembering Sister Martin who served this order with grace and dignity. Visitations: Friday evening June 20th  Gatling’s Chapel, 1200 E 162nd Street, South Holland, IL 60473, at 4:00pm – 7:00pm, HHR Rites @ 6:00pm. June 21st, Progressive Community Center, the People’s Church., 56 East 48th Street, Chicago, IL 60615, Private Per-Past Viewing 10:00am, Home going Service @ 11:00 am Interment Evergreen Cemetery Repast Gatling’s Chapel in South Holland, IL, following Interment. In lieu of Flowers, Donations can be made to Grand United Odd Fellows, Friendly Society c\/o 15722 Drexel Avenue, Dolton, IL 60419. For those of you that may be traveling, please contact Brother Young, III, PS @ 1-773-807-4111. We are working on a Discount Hotel rate, more to information coming… So Submitted under my Hand, Rev. Bobby L Stone Most Honorable Grand Master<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sis-Martin.jpg?fit=2236%2C2979&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8rHzu-1Av","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5342,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/2023\/06\/05\/grand-officers-grand-household-of-ruth-2023-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":6107,"position":0},"title":"Grand Officers Grand Household of Ruth 2023-2025","author":"Sis. 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