A. Freeman Stanfill, 33° PPR
Member, Amsterdam Lodge #141, Amoret, MO
(Jun 28, 1943 - Feb 27, 2024)

Grand Lodge
Past Grand Orator, Grand Lodge of Missouri
2015 - Junior Grand Marshal, Grand Lodge of Missouri

Scottish Rite
1966 - 32° Consistory of Western MO, Kansas City
1979 - Knight Commander of the Court of Honour
1980 - Commander, Demolai Council of Knights Kadosh
1991 - Coroneted 33° Inspector General Honorary
2002-05 - Personal Representative, Kansas City

Shrine
Member, Ararat Shrine Temple

OBITUARY
Illustrious Brother A. Freeman Stanfill spent his entire life living on the farm where he was born. While his official career was agronomist, his passion was woodworking. He had a unique talent for taking any pile of wood and turning it into something beautiful, be it furniture, cabinet, trim, or spindle. He was frequently asked to recreate trim for historical buildings. To aid in the process of turning custom spindles, Freeman built from scratch a computer-driven wood lathe. He then set about to teach himself how to code so the system could create the spindles.

Freeman was a Master Mason and a long-time member of the Amsterdam Lodge #141, having received his 60-year pin, along with his brother who reached the same milestone. As a member of the Kansas City Valley of Scottish Rite, he rose to the rank of 33rd Degree. He was a Personal Representative for three and a half years. Being a Mason and a member of Scottish Rite were an important part of who he was. It is through these organizations that he made many, many lifelong

When he wasn't busy farming or working with wood, he loved to spend his time outside in nature. He loved to hunt, fish, boat, ski, camp, and to ride his motorcycle. He took his family on many summer adventures across the continental United State–sometimes under the guise of hunting for a new combine, other times going out of the way to visit a place that had geodes or quartz so he could add to his rock garden. By the time his children reached high school age, they had visited 38 of the 50 states and two foreign countries.

While cooking in the kitchen was not his forte, he certainly excelled at making pancakes! He spent a lot of time traveling with his custom-made griddle and secret recipe making pancakes for numerous organizations. I'm sure if you counted each pancake he flipped, the number would be in the hundreds of thousands.

Brother Freeman was survived by his wife of 60 years, two children, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Interred: Adam Howell Cemetery, Amoret, Missouri.