Evening star., 1925-12-07
R. H. S0RRELL DIES;
WASACTNE MASON
Contractor Succumbs After
ProtraCted IIIness-Fought
in Civil War.

Richard II. Sorrell, fraternal leader
and long prominent contractor and
builder here. died at his residence. 329
y street southwest. Saturday after
noon after protracted illness. He
was veteran of the Confederate
Army and had lived in Washington
since shortly after the Civil War.
Mr.. Sorrell was born in Caroline
County, Va, January %. 1912, and
was the son of the late William Sor
rell and the late Mrs Mary Miffieton
Sorrell. He married Miss Mary EliZ-
abeth Pullen of Prince William Coun-
ty, Va, November 9, 1865. Two
children We're born to them, now Mrs.
Annie +. GrigSby and Mrs. Emma J.
5. Murray, both of whom survive. His
wife died in November. 1913.
Fought in Civil War.
He served with Company B of the
3Oth Regiment, Confederate Army,
throughout the war and took part in
many of the major engagements.
Mr.. Sorrell moved to the District
about 1870 and resided always in the
Southwest section. Until within n
few weeks of his death he carried on
his business.
Mr.. Sorrell was active in fraternal
affairs He was a thirty?second de-
gree Mason, member of Lafayette
Lodge, the Knights Templar, the
Mystic Shrine. and other branches of
Masonry
He was a membe. of Amity Lodge.
No. 81. of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, a past grand master of
that lodge and served in every official
position in that lodge.
He was also a member of Columbia
I1I in
the various chairs of that encampment
until he became its chief patriarch and
afterWard became past chief patri-
arch and was admitted to the Grand
Encampment January 10, 1856.
His activities in the encampment
branch won him added recognition and
reputation in the various other
branches, and following his admission
to the Grand Lodge, after having be-
come past grand Of Amity Lodge, No.
27, he was appointed grand herald of
the Grand Lodge line. and after Serv-
ing in the line for many years became
grand master OF the jurisdiction IN
1895, serving as such until the follow
ing session of the Grand Lodge in
1896.
Leaves Grandchildren.
He was member of the Grand Can
ton prior to its being consolidated to
the patriarch militant. and when Can
ton Washington. No. !, was started
he became active in its ranks, serving
as member until his death.
He was a member of Miriam Re
hekah Ledge, No. 6, |. Q. Q. f.. and
was actively engaged III the work of
the sister branch OF the odd Fellows.
Besides his Two daushters. he leaves
four @randChildren-Mrs. /. Pearle
Windsor. wife Of Lemuel Ii. Windsor.
of this city: Mrs. Geyer, wife of +. &.
Geyer, of West Point, Va; Mrs. Emma
Rhodes. wife of Rev. Beecher l..
Rhodes, of Norfolk. and Miss Mary
Murray of this city-and two great
grandchildren-IIenr Grigsby Wind
sor and 10 Ann Geyer.
Funeral services will be held at the
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow after
noon at . o'clock. Rev DR.. John =.
Briggs, pastor of the church, will of
flCiate. Odd Fellow and Masonic serv-
ices will be conducted at the grave in
congressional Cemetery.
The active pallbearers, all of whom
are nephewS or grandsons-in-law of
Mr.. Sorrel. will he Lemuel II. Wind
SOr, Beech l.. Rhodes, Temple B.
Greenstreet, Charles O. Greenstreet,
Clarence H. Sorrell and Edward Mason
The honorary pallbearers. all per-
SonaI friends. will be w. X. Reeve,
William T. Galliher, William E
Mooney, Richard A. Ford, Howard r.
Norton, DR.. George L. Sorrel Viii
fred +. Lawson, James +. Cham
berlain. Benjamin s. Minor, Er-
nest w. Bradford, w. w. MILAN, John
II. Wood, William J. Rogers, William
II. Ernest, John II. Windsor and John
l. Brown.