Obituaries

__ Walter F. "Wally" Lynch, Jr., 69, president of Paid Associates Inc., Richardson, Tx., died Jan. 30 of colon cancer. He was a longtime contributing editor and former columnist for Building Products Digest and The Merchant Magazine.

A native of Chicago, Il., he had been a luyer for Sears Roebuck; v.p.Tktg,, Flanders Furniture Co.; pres., Hardie Gardens; v.p., Desotof gen. mgr., Dawson Home Centers, and pres., Builders Express.

Bruce M. Robbins, Jr., chairman of the board of Robbins Manufacturing Co., Tampa, Fl., died Feb. 13. He was72.

Born in Mobile, Al., he was graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in forestry. As a front line artillery officer in World War II, he was awarded a Purple Heart.

He joined the family business in 1946, serving as president from 1962 to 1987, when he became chairman. In the late 1950s, he pioneered pressure treating of tomato stakes.

Mr. Robbins was a Forestrv Association director from 1961 t6 1984. From 1938 to the 1980s, he provided a market for landowners to sell timber and fence posts, working with the state Division of Forestry to improve its cash flow from timber sales. This enabled continued cental Florida land acquisitions, culminating in the formation of the Withlacoochee State Forest.

Frank W. Kellam, 89, founder of Kellam & Eaton, Inc. and Prince Anne Plumbing & Electrical Supplies, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., died Dec. 25,1994, in Virginia Beach.

A native of Virginia Beach, he started the building supply firm in 1930 and the plumbing and electrical supplies company in 1947.

He was pres. of Virginia Building Material Association in 1966 and a past director and committee member for the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.

Victor Scott, 82, founder of Ideal Lumber Co., Crossett, Ar., died Jan. 15 of lymphoma in Little Rock, Ar. Born in Garnett, Ar., he founded Triangle Builders Supply, West Crossett, before starting Ideal in l943.He managed the company for 25 years.

Mr. Scott served as president of the Arkansas Lumberman's Association in 1964-65.

James T. "Jimmy" Ilamn, Sr., 86, founder of Alpha Lumber Inc., Birmingham, Al., died Dec.23, 1994, of congestive heart failure in Montgomery, Al.

Born in Bayminette, Al., he founded Alpha in 1945. He was active in the Montgomery Home Builders Association.

Euclid M. Hanbury, 92, president of Portsmouth Lumber Co.. Portsmouth, Va., died Dec. 1, 1994, in Portsmouth.

Born in Edenton, N.C., he succeeded his father as pres. until his retirement in 1962. He served as pres. of Virginia Building Material Association in 1937.

Kenneth ttKentt Barron, 43, cofounder of Quality Wholesale Building Products, North Little Rock, Ar., died of a liver ailment Dec.26, 1994, in North Little Rock.

Born in Little Rock, he worked for Kaufman Lumber, Little Rock, before joining Weyerhaeuser Co. in 1984. In 1987, he co-founded Quality Wholesale.

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