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A native of Canton, Ga., he attended the University of Tennessee and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

He succeeded his father, John W. "Jack" Hasson, as company president

22 states under 15 different names, including Stock Lumber, a l2-yard Wisconsin-based dealer purchased four years ago.

As Carolina Holdings continues to grow, however, unifying the yards under one nnme has become seemingly inevitable. It should improve operating efficiencies by reducing duplicated expenses, lessen customer and supplier confusion, and create a stronger national presence. The holding company will keep the name Carolina Holdings.

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Universities before enlistins in the U.S. Army and fighting in Fraice during the Normandy invasion.

He worked for the now-defunct Virginia firms of Rucker Lumber Co. and Fallfax Building Supply before opening Smitty's Building Supply with his wife, Patricia , in 197 5 in 1970. Jack Hasson and Sam House founded the firm in 1906.

Upon his 1995 retirement, he turned the business over to his children, seven of whom continue to work for the firm, along with several grandchildren.

He was a 5O-year veteran of the lumber industry.

Belvia Ousley Anderson, 99, former owner/operator of Anderson Lumber Co., Alcoa, Tn., died Sept. 25.

In 1986, he turned the company over to his son. Don. who remains president, but stayed active in the business until his death.

Nelson H. "Smitty" Smith, 75, retired co-founder and owner of Smitty's Building Supply, Alexandria, Va., died Sept. 15 in Salisbury, Va.

A native of Galesville, Md., he graduated from Charlotte Hall Militarv Academv and attended Wake

A lifelong resident of Tennessee, she and her husband, H.E. Anderson, ran the firm for many years before selling it in 1952.

Homer Eugene Brickle, 72, corporate secretary, Cox Industries, Inc., Orangeburg, S.C., died May 6 in Orangeburg.

He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and started working for Cox Wood Preserving Co. in 1969, becoming corporate secretary in 1998.

His sister, Linda B. Hayden, has been with Cox since 1963.