Chartered October 7, 1943
Natchitoches Lions Club
Club #003847
Lions International
Presented Charter December 2, 1943
ORIGINAL CLUB OFFICERS
President                                 Dr. John A. Jones
1st Vice President                   A.C. Maddox
2nd Vice President                 C.I. Martin
3rd Vice President                  Hubert P. Scott 
Secretary / Treasurer            J.T. Batten, CPA
Tail Twister                             Patrick C. Kennedy
Lion Tamer                             Dr. Troy Wheeler
1 Year Director                       Romain Guillory
1 Year Director                       B. Corley 
2 Year Director                       Dr. R.S. Roy
2 Year Director                       H.L. Sisson
ORIGINAL CLUB MEMBERS
T.M. Aldridge               Edward A. Lee, Jr.    Mercer Scott
W.O. Baker                  Coleman Martin        Roundtree Sessions
Raymond E. Gregg      S.L. Perry                 J.E. Simmons
July 1987
Lions Club opened to Ladies as well as Men
PAST PRESIDENTS
| 1943-44  Dr. John Jones 1944-45  A.C. Maddox 1945-46  Coleman Martin 1946-47  Payton Cunningham  1947-48  Bert Boyd 1948-49  J.W. Worsley 1949-50  Charles Blanchard 1950-51  Dick Noah 1951-52  Dr. W.J. Robinson, PDG  1952-53  Irby Knotts 1953-54  Clyde Bostick  1954-55  Carl Wilson 1955-56  George Walker 1956-57  E.W. Robertson 1957-58  Dwight Davis 1958-59  Terry Stroud, Jr. 1959-60  Tandy McElwee 1960-61  William Beyer  1961-62  Lewis Helms 1962-63  Orin Foster, PCC  1963-64  Leonard Fowler 1964-65  Caesar Moody 1965-66  Allen Posey 1966-67  Don Hargis 1967-68  Dr. Ralph Fell 1968-69  Dr. Robert Alost 1969-70  Neill Jackson 1970-71  Dr. Charles Wommack 1971-72  Irby Knotts 1972-73  Scriven Taylor 1973-74  W.D. Carter 1974-75  Raymond Christensen, PDG 1975-76  Mike Murphy 1976-77  Dr. Hoyt Reed | 1977-78  Orin Foster, PCC 1978-79  Bill Pierce 1979-80  Dr. Tommy Dunagan 1980-81  Kenneth Dutile    1981-81  Dr. Jack Eversull      1981-83  Dr. Raymond Gilbert 1983-84  Bill Allison 1984-85  Dr. Rex Every 1985-86  Marshall Hough 1986-87  Dr. Ed Anders 1987-88  Gene Doll 1988-89  Danny Robertson 1989-90  James Goff 1990-91  Robert Weaver 1991-92  Clyde Osborn 1992-93  Dr. Lisso Simmons, PDG 1993-94  Leigh Perkins 1994-95  Dr. Leland Scoggins, PDG 1995-96  Boyd Durr 1996-97  Debbie Waskom 1997-98  Dr. Ed Anders 1998-99  Don Brown, PDG 1999-00  Sue Weaver 2000-01  Nick Pollacia 2001-02  Puddy Bowen 2002-03  David Graham 2003-04  Matt Williams 2004-05  Sophie Packard 2005-06  Brad Ferguson 2006-07  Gene Spillman 2007-08  Sunny Arceneaux 2008-09  Michele Waskom 2009-10  Dr. Pete Wardell 2010-11  Dr. William Broussard 2011-12  Mimi Stoker 2012-13 Keith Miller 2013-14 Donald B. Brown, PCC 2014-15 Kelli Sampson 2015-16 Brandon McKee | 
MELVIN JONES FELLOWS 
| 1990   Dr. Walter J. Robinson, PDG    1991   Will Taylor                                            1993   Orin F. Foster, PCC                            1993   Clyde M. Bostick                                  1993   Robert W. Wangenstein                      1993   Raymond L. Christensen, PDG    1994   Paul Sparks                                         1994   Irby Knotts                                            1994   A. Neill Jackson                                    1995   Sidney Evans                                      1996   Dr. Lisso Simmons, PDG                    1997   Wayne Otwell                                      1997   Dr. Raymond Gilbert                      1999   Dr. Leland Scoggins, PDG                  1999   “Bill” Boydstun 2000    Dr. Ed Anders 2000    Debbie Waskom 2002    Don Brown,PCC                                  | 2004   Raborn Rains                                      2006   Gene Spillman                                     2007   Troy Durr                                              2008   Michele Waskom                                 2009   Sophie Packard                                   2010   Sunny Arceneaux                                 2010   John McTyre                                        2010   Don Brown, PDG                                 2010   Dr. Lisso Simmons, PDG  2011   Orin Foster, PCC 2011   Mimi Stoker 2012   Kelli Sampson 2012   Rev. James Poole 2013   Sue Weaver 2014   Brad Ferguson 2015   Sonny Evans 2015   Grady Ebert | 
PAST LION OF THE YEAR
1983-84   Bill Boydstun                             
                  Raymond L. Christensen, PDG               
                  Orin Foster, PCC                                   
1982-83   Dr. Raymond Gilbert                   
                  Robert W. Wangenstein                         
                  Tom Elkins                                            
1996-97   Dr. Lisso Simmons, PDG           
1998-99   Don Brown, PDG                       
2001-02   Dr. Leland Scoggins, PDG          
2002-03   Rayborn Rains                           
2003-04   Troy Durr                                   
2005-06   Michele Waskom                       
2006-07   Gene Spillman                           
2007-08   Sophie Packard                         
2008-09   Dr. Pete Wardell                        
2009-10   Sonny Evans                             
2010-11   Carol Green
2011-12   John McTyre
2012-13   Kelli Sampson
2013-14   Brandon McKee
2014-15   Tina Ragan
2015-16   Dr. Cheryl Stoker
PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS 
1958-59   Walter Robinson, PDG               
1976-77   Raymond Christensen, PDG       
1985-86   Orin Foster, PCC                       
1996-97   Dr. Lisso Simmons, PDG           
2004-05   Dr. Leland Scoggins, PDG          
2009-10   Don Brown, PCC 
2011-12   Gene Spillman, PDG
2014-15   Michele Waskom, PDG                      
LOUISIANA LIONS CAMP PAST PRESIDENTS 
1988-89   Raymond L. Christensen, PDG
1998-99   Orin F. Foster, PCC
LOUISIANA LIONS EYE FOUNDATION PAST PRESIDENT
2014-15   Michele Waskom, PDG
2016-2017 CLUB OFFICERS
President                      Tina Ragan
1st Vice President         Dr. Cheryl Stoker 
2nd Vice President        Cindy Chester
3rd Vice President         Michele Waskom, PDG
Secretary                      Kelli Sampson
Treasurer                      Jack Fletcher
Lion Tamer                   John and Mildred McTyre
Tail Twister                   Mimi Stoker
One Year Board            Brad Ferguson
One Year Board            Brenda Stamey
Two Year Board            Heather Fredieu
Two Year Board            Marilyn Brungart
Membership Chair        Chad Hancock 
Past President              Brandon McKee
Song Leader                 
Pianist                           Sophie Packard
2016-2017 COMMITTEES (C) = Chair
Finance - Jack Fletcher (C), Tina Ragan, Chad Hancock, Brandon McKee, Cheryl Stoker, Don Brown
Fundraising - Tina Ragan (C), Brandon McKee, Don Brown, Gene Spillman, Josh Pierson, Jack Fletcher
Programs - Board Members
Sight & Hearing - Carol Green (C),  Dr. Cheryl Stoker,  Dr. Lisso Simmons,  Cindy Chester
Scholarship - Tina Ragan (C), Dr. Cheryl Stoker, Wayne Ragan, Sopie Packard, Sunny Arceneaux
Membership - Chad Hancock (C), Sonny Evans, Brandon McKee, Kelli Sampson
Cubsight - Heather Fredieu (C), Josh Pierson, Brandon McKee, Mimi Stoker, Kelli Sampson, 
                   Tina Ragan, Connie Hare, Jack Fletcher, Bernie Harris









