♦ Club History ♦
Past International Director James C. Hill organized the New Market Lions Club on April 29, 1958. The sponsoring organization was the Luray Lions Club. The Charter Presentation Night took place on June 14, 1958 at the New Market Fire Hall.
♦ Original Officers ♦
President Paul H. Fadeley, Jr.
1st Vice President T. R. Beahm
2nd Vice President Ralph Combs
3rd Vice President Ward Holsinger
Secretary-Treasurer Thomas E. Foltz
Lion Tamer Driver Sellers
Tail Twister Russell T. Rimel, Sr.
2-year Director Everett Sellers
♦ Original Directors ♦
Everett Sellers
C. I. Branner
L. S. Corbin
Oscar Holm
♦ Charter Members ♦
T. R. Beahm Floyd Glenn
Everett Blosser Oscar Holm
Kirby Blosser Ward Holsinger
James Bly F. H. Jarvis
C. I. Branner Noah Orebaugh
Ralph Combs James Phillips
L. S. Corbin Russell T. Rimel, Sr.
Lewis O. Dasher J. W. Rosenberger
Harold H. Driver Driver Sellers
O. D. Edwards Everett Sellers
Carl W. Estep Boyd Swartz
Paul H. Fadeley Lawrence Whistler
Thomas E. Foltz William H. Zirkle
Past Presidents*
- 1958-59 Paul H. Fadeley, Jr.
- 1959-60 L. O. Dasher
- 1960-61 Ward Holsinger
- 1961-62 Ralph E. Combs
- 1962-63 Thomas E. Foltz
- 1963-64 Everette Sellers
- 1964-65 Driver Sellers
- 1965-66 Robert E. Grace
- 1966-67 Irvin D. Drummonds
- 1967-68 Johnny L Funkhouser
- 1968-69 Lawrence A. Whistler
- 1969-70 Boyd G. Ritchie
- 1970-71 Ralph E. Combs
- 1971-72 Boyd Swartz
- 1972-73 Robert M. Spaulding
- 1973-74 O’Brien Kelly, Jr.
- 1974-75 Lloyd M. Newland
- 1975-76 Bernard C. Voyten, Sr.
- 1976-77 Carl W. Estep
- 1977-78 Paul H. Fadeley, Jr.
- 1978-79 Randy L. Newland
- 1979-80 Boyd G. Ritchie
- 1980-81 Harry Lam
- 1981-82 Ronnie Testerman
- 1982-83 Thomas E. Foltz
- 1983-84 Hunter Price
- 1984-85 Paul E. Wiseman
- 1985-86 Michael Davis
- 1986-87 Edwin Turner
- 1987-88 Merrill Ware
- 1988-89 Raymond J. Davis III
- 1989-90 William E. Shifflette
- 1990-91 A. O. Murphy
- 1991-92 Robert E. Grace
- 1992-93 Ben Knupp
- 1993-94 David A. Lorenzen
- 1994-95 John R. Zirkle
- 1995-96 Harry L. Lam
- 1996-97 Hunter L. Price
- 1997-98 Boyd G. Ritchie
- 1998-99 Gary R. Cunningham
- 1999-00 S. Merrill Ware
- 2000-01 John H. Blosser
- 2001-02 John B. Chroniger
- 2002-03 Raymond J. Davis III
- 2003-04 Boyd G. Ritchie
- 2004-05 Harry L. Lam
- 2005-06 Donald Fuller
- 2006-07 Julian A. Jenkins
- 2007-08 Ralph L. Perkins
- 2008-09 Thomas E. Foltz
- 2009-10 Tom McNeilus
- 2010-11 Gary Cunningham
- 2011 Gordon Farrey (July-October 2011)
- 2011-13 Merrill Ware (November 2011-June 2013)
- 2013-14 Boyd Ritchie
- 2014-15 Gary Cunningham
- 2015-17 Tom McNeilus
- 2017-18 Boyd Ritchie
- 2018-19 Merrill Ware
- 2019-20 Gary Cunningham
- 2020-21 Tom McNeilus
- 2021-22 Elizabeth Mongold
- 2022-23 Merrill Ware
- 2023- Gary Cunningham
*President's term of office: July 1 - June 30.
