Alvin Franklin Cole, 32°
    Knight Commander
Court of Honor
    At its biennial session certain Scottish Rite Masons who have had the 32° at least six years and who have rendered signal service to Masonry, are chosen to recieve the Rank and Decoration of Knight Commander of the Court of Honour, at the ration of one KCCH for every fifty 32° Masons created in the state during the preceding two years. This is a Rank and Decoration, and not a degree. The members who hold it are designated "KCCH" . A member must be a KCCH for at least six years before he can be nominated for election to receive the 33°. The decoration is conferred in a very impressive ceremony of investiture. Recommendations for the KCCH and nominations to the Supreme Council for election are made exclusively by the Sovereign Grand Inspector General or Deputy in their respective jurisdiction, and if petitioned for, or asked for, must be refused.

      Rt. Wor. Bro. Cole was born October 3, 1925 near Protem, Missouri in Taney County and attended the Rural Schools of Taney County graduating from Forsyth High School in 1943 and enrolled in Drury College that fall being, and was inducted in Military Service in December 1943 completing one semester at Drury prior to service in the United States Army. He received an Honorable Discharge after two and one half years being discharged in April 1946.

   He re-enrolled in Drury College with a major in Economics and did three summer terms at Southwest Missouri State University in order to up grade his teaching certificate in order to teach in the newly re-organized school district of Taney Co. He left the field of education after six years, and was employed by the State of Missouri with the Division of Family Services for thirty years retiring in October 1985.

   Married present wife, Ethel Graham in 1963. He has two sons by a previous marriage, Daniel F. Cole and David A. Cole and three Step-children: Neville Sue Rapp, Michael and Sam Graham with eleven grand and step grand children.

   He was raised a Master Mason on June 13, 1951 at Forsyth Lodge #453 and currently has membership at Riddick Lodge #361 at Buffalo, Missouri and Laclede Lodge #83 at Lebanon, Missouri. Membership with Eastern Star is at Buffalo Chapter #446. Served as Grand Pursuivant for the Grand Lodge of Missouri in 1991.

   Initiated a 32nd degree Mason in 1964 at Kansas City, Missouri. Made a Shriner at Abou Ben Adhem in 1965 and York Rite Mason in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1977.

   Helped organize and served as Chapter Dad for Ozarks Chapter of DeMolay at Branson, Missouri in 1969. was Personal Representative for the Executive Officer of Demolay for the State of Missouri for eight years. Invested with the rank of KCCH in October 1997. Appointed as Chairman of the Scottish Rite Clubs in the Valley of Joplin in July 2000.

Rt. Wor. Bro. Cole passed away in December of 2002.