Masons Seeking Descendants Of 1800's Member

    The Umatilla Masonic Lodge is nearing completion of a project that saw members purchase a new headstone for a long ago deceased member. Now, members are hoping to find some descendants of S.J. Carter before placing the new stone inside Umatilla’s Glendale cemetery.
   Carter passed away on May 13, 1897. His original stone was in pieces, and at least one of those pieces was missing, when members of the Umatilla lodge were made aware of the situation and moved to have a new stone created. The effort to repair Carter’s stone is part of a larger effort within the lodge to make sure Masonic members’ gravesites are in proper condition wherever they may be in Lake County.
   The lodge is currently planning a ceremony to place the new stone, and is hoping to find descendants of Carter to be a part of the event. Anyone with information regarding Carter family members is asked to contact lodge member Dick Powell at 518-577-6363.