She's been a member for 40 years - Sort of... Pamela Wilson Sullivan Beecher was raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi, just blocks away from the Elks Lodge that she now calls her own. The daughter of Robert and Shirley Wilson, Pam, grew up in a home on the corner of Dupont and Frederic Streets in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The house is gone now, but the memories of her childhood home remain. Her father, Robert, was a commercial fisherman, working the boats catching croakers used t

He comes from all over the place - from places we have heard of - to a place he had never heard of. And the results are better than anyone could ever expect. Dobbs Dennis is originally from Chalkill, Pennsylvania, but grew up all over the world, including the Azores, Hawaii, and on to Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base before finally landing in Abilene, Texas. The son of A.J. Dennis and June Dennis Everly, Dobbs was the middle child of five. A.J was a World War II pilot

The Pensacola Moose Lodge 557 honored the Pascagoula Elks Lodge 1120 and the Girl Scouts of The USA Troop 4001 for their support of relief efforts following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian along the southern Florida Gulf Coast in September 2022. The effort was initially organized by Pascagoula Lodge 1120 Member Bruce Spencer, as he reached out to Moore Lodge 557 located in Pensacola, Florida, where he is a Past Administrator. With the efforts of other members includi

On Saturday, January 14, 2023 the Pascagoula Elks Lodge 1120 welcomed the Singing River Cyclists as sponsor for the groups 2nd Saturday Ride. The fifteen mile ride follows the Historical Bike Trail through Pascagoula at a leisurely pace that makes it easy for cyclists of all ages and abilities to participate. With temperatures hovering just around 40 degrees, nine cyclists participated in the ride starting at the Lodge and covering the pathway, visiting historic sites and vi

What happens when a hometown boy comes back home after eighteen years away? He finds a career, he finds love, and he finds the Elks. Curtis Morgan Welsh’s first memory of the Elks was winning $50 on football when he was about 7 or 8 years old. The son of Jim and Wuanita Welsh, Curtis also remembers swimming in the pool behind the Pascagoula Elks Lodge 1120 when it was in the old white house. Nearly 40 years later, he is now the leading Knight and hopes one day to make E.R. Bo

Youth Committee Chairman Paul Thompson recently reported that the Pascagoula Elks Lodge 1120 Youth Committee was awarded a $4000 Beacon grant and will be used towards projects in the Pascagoula Gautier School District as well as the Moss Point School District. For the Pascagoula Gautier School District, children in need of underwear and socks will be provided the essential items that the rest of us take for granted every day. In the Moss Point School District, those students

At Moss Point High School, students call him Coach, but to his friends and family he’s more than the coach, mentor and teacher - he’s the husband, father, and friend with a big personality. Marc Wayne Turner was born in Hattiesburg, MS while his parents, Wayne and Louise were attending the University of Southern Mississippi, where Marc would later attend for his own studies. The family moved from the Hub City to Moss Point, MS before Marc was five. Marc says that his parent