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Brian C. Cloninger was appointed District Deputy Grand Master over Masonic
district #5 at The Grand Lodge of Texas, during it’s annual communication, on
January 21, 2023, in Waco, Texas. Masonic district #5 includes 9 lodges in Cass
and Marion counties. Brian has been a Mason for 20 years and is a member of
Bloomburg Masonic Lodge # 1007 and Linden Masonic Lodge # 192. He, his
wife, Shelley, and their children live in Atlanta and he is a funeral director/
embalmer at Hanner Funeral Service.