PRESENTED 50-YEAR PIN - Ed Parish, Sr. is shown when he was presented his 50-year pin as a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. His daughter, Laney Parish Gulledge, is shown presenting the pin as James A. Smith, Grand Worshipful Master, watches. The pinning ceremony was held at the Masonic Lodge in Eufaula. Parish became a Mason at the Royal White Hart Lodge #10 in Clayton, which was one of the oldest in the state. Parish will receive his 60-year pin in 2026.
It was a momentous occasion for Ed Parish, Sr. of Clayton when he was presented with his 50-year pin as a member of Free and…