Roy Wilford Riegle

Grand Master
Wilford Riegle

52nd Triennial Conclave, Chicago, IL[1]
Born (1896-04-27)April 27, 1896
Rice County, Kansas
Died February 2, 1988(1988-02-02) (aged 91)
Lyon County, Kansas
Resting place Leavenworth National Cemetery
Residence Emporia, Kansas
Education

Washburn University (Bachelor of Arts, LL.B., Master of Arts)

Kansas State Normal School
Occupation Riegle & Riegle Law (Partner)
Lyon County Judge[2]
Kansas State Senator
Years active 1925-1986
Organization The United Religious, Military & Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes & Malta
Home town

Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Kansas
Political party Republican Party
Board member of Kansas State Historical Society
Religion Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Spouse(s) Keith Maria Riegle (Roberts)
Children Ardis Gene Riegle
Roy Wilford Riegle, Jr.
Jo Anna Riegle-Scherrer[3]
Mary Keith Burns
Relatives Ethan James Scherrer (Great-Grandson)

Roy Wilford Riegle, commonly known as Wilford Riegle, was born in Lyons, KS on April 27, 1896. Struggling to get by on his own towards the pursuit of higher education, he worked at a local mortuary in Jetmore, KS. Attending the Kansas State Normal School in the late 1910s, he met his future wife (Keith Maria Roberts). He also first entered the city he would reside in for the remainder of his life: Emporia, KS. He fought during World War I as part of the United States Army in Company L, 137th Infantry, 35th Division, and maintained a presence in the military as a Colonel during World War II. He was a Republican member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate for multiple terms. In 1957, he became President of the Kansas State Historical Society. In 1973, he took office as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar of the United States of America. This was a revered position for any Kansan, yet alone any countryman, to achieve. By the end of his career in 1986, he was the longest-serving probate judge in the history of Lyon County and, quite possibly, the state of Kansas itself. He died in peace, surrounded by his family, on February 2, 1988.[4]

Riegle & Riegle Law (Palace Building)
Juneau, AK (World War II)
Jo Anna Riegle-Scherrer (Left) & Keith Maria Riegle (Right)

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