Obituaries

Dan Jones, 39, president of Woodland Resources, Spartanburg, S.C., died Oct. 28 in Greenville, S.C.

Mr. Jones had worked for Tampa International Forest Products, Tampa, Fl., and Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, Al., before joining Woodland Resources in 1989.

Billy Joe "8.J." Pierce, 71, founder of B.J. Pierce Lumber Co., Searcy, Ar., died of cancer Oct. 10 in Searcy.

Born in Aurora, Mo.. he served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He founded B.J. Pierce Lumber in 1945, and sold the company in 1982.

Mr. Pierce had served on the Arkansas Lumberman's Association board ofdirectors.

Lawrence G. ttBarneytt Lewis, 78, founder and chairman of Lumber Sales Corp., Richmond, Va., died of cancer Nov. 3 in Richmond.

Born in Clarksville, Va., he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during WWII before operating a portable sawmill in 1946. In 1950, he joined Steel City Lumber Co., Birmingham, Al., leaving the company in 1964 to found Lumber Sales Corp.

Mr. Lewis was a past president of the Richmond Hoo-Hoo Club.

W.J.'(Bill" Bryson, 69, vice president and manager of Economy Lumber Co., Tulsa, Ok., died of lung cancer Oct. 27 in Owasso, Ok.

A native of Sentinel, Ok., he served in the U.S. Army. In l947,he joined Economy Lumber, becoming v.p. and mgr. in 1954.

Mr. Bryson was active in the now defunct Tulsa Hoo-Hoo Club.

Kenneth L. "Pete" White, 84, owner and president of CampbellPayne, Inc., Lynchburg, Va., died Oct. 5 in Lynchburg.

Born in Campbell County, Va., he joined Campbell-Payne in 1932, purchasing the company in the 1960s.

Mr. White served on the Virginia Building Material Association board ofdirectors from 1973 to 1982.