Obituaries

Willlsm Loy "Blll" Hardlng, a salesman for Curt Bean Lumber Co., Glenwood. Ar.. died of heart disease April 13, 1988, in Houston, Tx. He was 59.

He was also a bookkeeper, an elder of the Glenwood Church of Christ, and a past president of the Glenwood School Board.

Mr. Harding is survived by his widow. Jene, two sons, two daughters, a brother, a sister and three grandchildren.

O. G. Mcclain, McClain Building Center, died in McAlester, Ok., on April I l, 1988, at the age of 90.

He established the O. G. McClain Building Supplies Co. in 1942 with the firm later becoming McClain Building Center of McAlester.

He is survived by two sons, four granddaughters, one grandson and eight great grandchildren.

Harold Schweiss, owner of Driskell Lumber Co., Fort Worth, Tx., died April 16, 1988, in Benbrook, Tx. He was 71.

Born in Springfield, Il., Mr. Schweiss entered the lumber busi- ness in the late 1930s with Lumber Bin, Fort Worth. Soon after, he joined Driskell as general manager, He bought the business in 1979 and ran it until its liquidation last summer.

He was a past president and Lumberman of the Year of the Fort Worth Lumbermen's Association and had served on a number of Lumbermen's Association of Texas committees.

Mr. Schweiss is survived by his widow, Nellie Fay, his mother, a daughter, a stepson and four grandchildren.

J.E. Wolker, founder and part owner of Walker Lumber & Hardware Co., Snyder, Ok., died Feb. 16, 1988, in Lawton, Ok. He was 83.

Born in Oakdale, La., he moved to Clinton, Ok., in 1924 to join the Long Bell Lumber Co. He was transferred to the Long Bell yard in Mountain Park. Ok.. in 1947. He purchased his own company in Snyder in 1948, running it until his retirement in 1972.

Mr. Walker is survived by his widow, Ola, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

James B. Conn. founder of Calvert City Lumber Co., Calvert City, Ky., died May 4, 1988, in Calvert City. He was 72.

A contractor and a cotton gin owner, Mr. Conn opened East Prairie Lumber Co., East Prairie, Mo., in 1946. In 1951, he moved to Calvert City, opening Calvert City

Lumber Co. a year later. He retired as president in 1986.

Mr. Conn is survived by his widow, Mary Louise, two daughters, a son, a brother, and eight grandchildren.

Edmund Danforth "Drn" Gtynor, retired president of Casa Lumber Co., Stuart, Fl., died of a heart attack March 4, 1988, in Council Bluffs, la. He was 68.

Born in Sioux City, Ia,, Mr. Gaynor entered the lumber business in 1933 with the E.S. Gaynor Lumber Co., Sioux City. In 1956, he left the family business to move to Florida as a salesman for English Lumber Co., Orlando, before opening Gaynor Wholesale Lumber Co., Riviera Beach, which he ran from 1959 to 1967. After a few years with the Palm Beach County Commission, he started Casa Lumber in 1972, where he remained as president until earlier this year.

Mr. Gaynor is survived by his widow, Mary Jane, a brother, three sisters, four daughters, a son and eight grandchildren.

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