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GRAIIT BUNIOil POTTER

Grant B. Potter, 61, president and g'en. mg?. of Sequoia Forest Industries, fnc., Dinuba, Ca-, died Oct. 24 in Los Angeles. Mr. Potter had been in ill health about two months.

After graduating from the University of Idaho with a B.A. in forestry he held various jobs in forestry. He was named gen. mgr. of the former Ivory Pine Co. in Dinuba in 1959, and became president and gen. mgr. in 1960. The company name was changed to Sequoia Forest Industries, fnc. in 1961. In 1969 it became a wholly- owned subsidiary of Wickes Corp. with Potter remaining as president of SFI and being named a senior vp. of Wickes.

An extremely active businessman, Potter was the president and gen. mgr. of six subsidiary corlrorations of SFI including Continental Moulding Co., Orange, Ca.; Emmert Forest Prod., fnc., Fresno; King's River Pine fnd., Inc., Auberry; United Plywood Distributors, Inc., Lindsay and Lodi; and Idapine Mills, Inc., Grangeville, Idaho, and Idaho Western Mills, Inc., Grangeville.

IIe is survived by his widow, Mary; one son and one daughter; his mother, three brothers and one sister.

u|. B. ,0lrEs

At presstinte, ue regretldly learned, that W. B.*Big BiII' Iones, 72, lwd d,ieil aboard his yacht at Newport Beach, Ca, ol a, heart ottack. We will lwae a cwmplete obiluary on this longtime lumberma,n in our nert issue.-Ed,inr.

EDWAND R. STOIIER, 'N.

Edward B. Stoner, Jr., president of Sawtelle Lumber Co., West Los Angeles, Ca., died of a stroke October 20. He was 82.

Born 1890, in Phoenix, Ariz., Mr. Stoner worked for Valley Lumber Co. in Arizona and for the J. D. Halstead Co.

Surl'ivors are his widow, Ellender; two brothers, James and Williarn; two sons, Ed, Jr. and Albert; two daughters, Mary Myers and Barbara Dettenmaier.

IIARRY C. SHEORICT

Harry C. Shedrick, sales representative for Carroll Moulding Co., Carson, Ca., has died of a heart attack. He was 74. He worked

Co., Whiting & Mead Co., as purchasing agent and then as sales representative for Canoll Moulding for 14 years.

Survivors are his widow, Allene; one sister, Ruth; tu'o daughters, Dorothy Smith and Lywne Moody; one son, Harr5r, Jr., and six grandchildren.

EART W. IAYTOR

Earl W. Taylor, president of Boyle Heights Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., died October 2O, of a heaxt attack. He was 79.

Born 1893, in South Dakota, Mr. Taylor was a Mason and a Shriner. He died in Los Angelea.

Mr. Taylor is survived by his widow, Merle; three brothers, Clarence, Ted and Royal; one sister, Ada; and one son, Allan.