Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia

With Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in West Virginia ~ It's Almost Heaven!

A Warm Welcome From Us To You...

A warm welcome from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia website.  We are, indeed, excited that you have come to visit us and we anticipate your visitation in our jurisdiction.

As we continue to grow in information and events, please be patient as we renovate our website to accommodate the pride we have in our Order in West Virginia.

Rebekah Assembly Vice President Hospitalized  (Update)

Proctor, WV - Vice President of the Rebekah Assembly of West Virginia, Mary Ellen Stillwagoner, wife of the Grand Warden, Robert Stillwagoner, is recuperating at home following a sudden illness which placed her in the hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with her as she recovers from chest pains she had about a week ago.

GL and RA Convention Committee Announces Sessions

The Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly Convention Committee has announced the 2008 Annual Sessions of the Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly to be held October 8-11, 2008, at Days Hotel in Flatwoods.

Reservations can now be made within the "Odd Fellows and Rebekahs" block at the hotel.

For more information about the upcoming sessions, please click here.

PM Training Camp set for July 19

The annual Patriarchs Militant Training Camp will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2008, at Cedar Lakes, outside Ripley.  The one-day camp will help people have been mustered into a Canton or an Auxiliary, or maybe to strengthen your skills and knowledge of the different aspects of the Patriarchs Militant.

Check back on the website in the next few days for more information and for a schedule.

Reception for Beno, Schoolcraft, and Metz Announced

The reception for Lady Lorraine Beno, president of LAPM; Colonel David Schoolcraft, department commander of the Department Council; and Dale Metz, grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment will hold their joint reception on August 10, 2008, at the Parkersburg IOOF Lodge Hall in Parkersburg, starting at 2:00 p.m. 

"Everyone is invited and we hope to see you there," stated Dale Metz, "we always look forward to seeing our life-long friends and new comers to the Order at the receptions."

Upcoming Events in West Virginia

  • Department Council's and Department Association's Annual PM Training Camp - July 17, Cedar Lakes
  • Grand Encampment's Fish Fry - August 2, Sharon Park
  • Reception for Grand Patriarch, Department Commander and Lady President - August 10, Parkersburg IOOF Lodge, Parkersburg
  • Grand Lodge & Rebekah Assembly - October 9-11, Flatwoods (Information)


The Odd Fellow and Rebekah Home, located in Elkins, West Virginia, was established in 1909 by Grand Master J. Marstiller (Randolph Lodge #16).