OBITUARIES

RATPH E. BAC()T{

Ralph E. Bacon, widely known hardwood lumberman, died in Oakland, November 24. He was ?9.

Mr. Bacon went through life on much more than a smile and a shoeshine. He was a salesman for Strable Lumber Company in Oakland for 57 years before retiring last January. IIis customers were his friends and during Bacon's long career as a salesman he made many friends in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Nevada. Bacon, who never manied, was the brother of the late Judge Howard L. Bacon, also of Oakland.

A native of Oakland, Mr. Bacon was a. veteran of World War f, a 51 year member of Brooklyn Lodge 255 F&AM and a charter member of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Doris Brown of Oakland, and a brother, Ellard Bacon of Stockton.

RUSS SIEVEI{S

Russ Stevens, pioneer northern California retail lumberman and former head of the A. F. Stevens Lumber Co. at Healdsburg, Calif., died after a lengthy illness on December 6.

A native of California, Mr. Stevens came from a line of lumbermen beginning with his grandfather. A. F. Stevens Lumber Co. was originally started by his father during the early 1900,s and Mr. Stevens grew up in the business and later headed the successful firm for many years prior to his retirement in January, 1964. The lumber concern maintains headquarters at Healdsburg with branch yards at Cloverdale and Lakeport, California.

Mr. Stevens remained active in civic affairs until his retirement and his industry accomplishments include a two-year term as president of the Lumber Merchants Association, 1953-55.

He is survived by his widow, Cleone.

R()I.AI{II E. CHAPMAT{

Roland E. Chapman, veteran portland. Oregon, lumberman and president of Chapman Lumber Co., has died after a short illness. He was 78.

Born in Duluth, llinnesota, Mr. Chapman moved to Portland with his parents and attended Allen Prep School. He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota.

- Chapman Lumber Co. was founded by Mr. Chapman's father in 1901. The company is one of the oldest active suppliers of lumber in the Northwest and as-iompany president, he was one of the most resnected lumberrnen in the nation

During World War II he also formed Buckler-Chapman Lumber Corp. at the Oregon Ship Yards to supply Iumber for the huge wartime shipbuilding projects in the Portland area.

Chapman Lumber Co. was the major sup- plier of lumber for the construction of Hoover Dam, Bonneville Dam, Grand Cou-

Weslern Lumber E Building Moteriols MERCHANT lee Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, water dis- trict tunnels into Los Angeles, the Broadway Tunnel in Oakland, and Kaiser ship- yard housing, Vanport City and Camp Cook, in Oregon.

Under the guidance of Mr. Chapman, the company was also associated with Mutual Lumber Co., Union Timber Products and Lumber Manufacturers. Inc.

Mr. Chapman, who died November 12, was a member of the Arlington Club and Waverly Country Club.

Survivors include his widow. Mabel Shea Chapman of their Portland home; a son, Simcoe of Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Lester Andersen of Portland and Mrs. Thomas L. Taylor of Baltimore, Md., and 10 grandchildren.

OTTO B, EGIAIID, 'R.

, Otto B. Egland, Jr., owner of Egland Lum- ber Co. in Bakersfield, Calif., was found d,ead at his big Kern County retail yard on November 24, He was 52.

Mr. Egland, who owned and operated the company for more than 20 years, was found inslde hry car parked in the company yard at 2l0t Edison Highway at Z:80 a.m. Sher- iff's deputies said a hose had been used to connect the exhaust pipe to the car's interior and the motor was still running at the time the car was discovered by employees.

The lumberman and veteran of Wbrld War II was a native of Montana, but had lived in California for more than 25 years.

Surviving are his widow and the firmrs v-ice-president, Mary M. Egland, and two children, Jill Marie and Mike Otto Egland.