Missouri Chapter


The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

OUR NEXT BOURBON RAFFLE STARTING SOON, DRAWING MARCH 2027
The above picture represent what we have collected so far for our raffle.  The Chapter will also be purchasing an expensive bottle to be determined.  Stay tuned for more pictures.  
So far, Blanton Single Barrell, RabbitHole Cavehill, A. Overholt Straight Rye - Monongahela Mash, Angel's Envy, Elijah Craig Small Batch,  Handy & Schiller Old Fashioned Cocktail featuring Buffalo Trace, and Buffalo Trace. Additionally, we have a bottle of Evan Williams Mint Julep Syrup and some bourbon glasses.  MORE TO COME!
Our July 18, 2026 Meeting
Isle of Capri Casino
Brew Brothers Room
Boonville, MO 65233
Remember being a Kentucky Colonel is better than being West Virginia Colonel (if they even existed).  While West Virginia may be Almost Heaven, it is next to Kentucky, which is Heaven!  Become a Missouri Chapter Kentucky Colonel.  Fill out the below and send in!
Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center is the latest recipient of a gift from our Chapter.  They were donated $1,000 raised during our April 2026 raffle!
(Click Here for their Website)

March 7 Meeting

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR MEMBERSHIP IN OUR MISSOURI CHAPTER! IF YOU ARE A KENTUCKY COLONEL, SIGN UP NOW!!!
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OUR ANNUAL BOURBON/WHISKEY RAFFLE
Col. Walt Busch won the raffle!  More raffles will be held in the future, open to members and public, and we hope to keep adding more and more expensive bottles of bourbon from the crisp tasting, limestone waters of Kentucky.


Colonels Giving Forward In the Community

  On October 23, 2025 Colonels Mark Raney and Walt Busch clean grave sites.  At Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO, they cleaned the tombstones of Civil War General Pitcairn Morrison and the General William T. Sherman Family. General Morrison's Grave still needs lots of work. But the chemical needs time to work so they are looking at spring for their next attempts.
Col. Walt cleaning General Morrison's Grave
Col. Mark working on the Tombstone of Ellen Ewing-Sherman, wife of General Sherman.
The Missouri Chapter of Kentucky Colonels
participating in the
Spring Clean Up of the Concordia Cemetery held Thursday, March 6, 2025
Concordia Cemetery, Bate & Leona Sts, St Louis.

On a crisp March 6 morning, three Kentucky Colonels, Col Gale Bennington, Col Lee Mueller and Col. Sumner Hunnewell, from the Missouri Chapter helped for a few hours to help clean up the historic Concordia Cemetery in St. Louis. Most of the work included removing fallen limbs and branches from many of the trees in the cemetery. The cemetery is best known as having the tomb and monument to C. F. W. Walther, the first president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as well as president of its first seminary, who was also the great-great grandfather of Missouri Chapter Colonel Sandra Walther.
OUR DERBY DAY PARTY -- A SUCCESS!  WINNERS FROM OUR BOURBON BASKET RAFFLE
The raffle brought in $3,000
1st Place Bourbon Baskett:  Mary Dooley, Norborne, MO,
2nd Place 2 Bottle Winner: Craig Mathews, Sr, Ballwin,MO
3rd Place Single Bottle; Andy Miedler, St. Louis, MO

The winner of the Therapeutic Riding Program Donation:
Therapeutic Riding Group -Hope Rides On,aka Missouri  Forget Me Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary
Our Commander Presenting Our Donation Pictured Below!
Our Webmaster Walt Busch presents Dr. Mark Raney of Foristell, MO with his Colonel's Commission on 12-11-2024.  Mark will be joining us as a Missouri Colonel as well!
Our Commander presents Grand Master Charles Wiegert, Kansas City, his Missouri Chapter Membership
Our Chapter's Derby Day Celebration in Boonville
Our May 6th Boonville Party
Scenes from our January 21st Meeting in Boonville's Kemper Museum.
Scenes from our 2nd organizational meeting and the swearing in of our officers. 
Our 2nd meeting was held at the Isle of Capri Casino's Restaurant in Boonville, MO.  Many there signed up for life membership in the chapter!