[1] Under extenuating circumstances satisfactory to the Master of their Lodges, Masonic funerals may also be conducted in memory of Fellow Crafts or Entered Apprentices who received their degree less than one year prior to their death, or to Master Masons who were suspended for nonpayment of dues within the same time limit.
George Washington's funeral was organized by the local Masonic lodge and held on December 18, 1799.
Following a celebration of the Episcopal Order of Burial, a Masonic funeral took place, conducted by the Reverends James Muir of the Alexandria Presbyterian Church and Dr. Elisha Dick.
[3] On 29 July 2020, a masonic funeral ceremony for Congressman John R Lewis took place in the Georgia State Capitol.
Lewis was a senior Freemason in the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge F&AM of Georgia and in the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction.