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Williqm Edwqrd Cooper

William Edward Cooper, of Los Angeles, an honored and distinguished mernber of the lumber fraternity of this city since 1920, died at his home in Flintridge, January 12, 1954, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held on January 14 in the Chapel of Turner, Stevens & F-Sgleston, South Pasadena, and interment took place that day in Mountain View Cemetery, Rev. Bob Shuler, Jr., officiating.

Mr. Cooper was born on a farrn near Madison, \\risconsin, on X{ay 13, 1873, and began his business career in the lumber business at Merrirnac, Wisconsin in 1893, when his fatl.rer took him into his lnmber business as a partner, the fim.r being NI. M. Cooper & Son. The following year he bought out his father, and became sole owner of the business. Thus began an impressive series of business .succe3ses of various kinds.

In 1896 he establishecl a branch yar<l at Dane, Wisconsin, and ir"r 1900 he becarne associated with T. J. Hughes of Wales, Wiscor-rsin, and opened a lurnber yard at that place. In 1902 he purchased yards at Dousman and Nashotah, Wisconsin, and about tl-rat tirne he and F. W. Graves organized the Cooper and Graves Lumber Company with yards in Northern \\'isconsin and N{ichigan.

Tlvo years later, leaving the Merrimac yarcl under the supervision of his brother, the late Franli A. Cooper, l.re rnoved to X{ilwaukee and engaged in the wholesale lun-rber business.

\Ir. Cooper ancl Mr. Hughes also became interested in land ancl real estate and in 1910 ancl 1911 established the CooperHughes Investment Company ancl the Cooper-Hughes Land ct Lumber Company lvhich corporatious still maintain lal'ge holdings in the vicinity of Great Falls, Montana.

During these years in Wisconsin, Mr. Cooper becatnc ow'ner or co-owrler of many retail lur.r.rber 1'ards; alnonfl them the Cooper & Utter Lurnber Con.rpar.ry with yarcls at Nashotah and llertor.r, the Delafield Ltturber & Fuel Cion-rpanv :tt Delafieltl, anrl thc \licldleton Lurnber Company at Miclcllcton. 'fhese yar<[s lrre norv uncler thc supervisiolt of L. E. Utter r,r,'ith the cxception of thc lIi<1<llctorr 1'artl rvltich is ttrt<ler the <lirection of A. C. Utter.

ln 1912 llr. Cooper :rntl his fatnily tnovecl frrtnr Xlilu'aultee to Llalifornia.,\t that tinie he u':ts financialll, interested in fourteen corprlrations atrcl paltnerships, rvhich he had organized.

In 1920, in company with his son Charles M. Cooper, he organized the W. E. Cooper Lumber Company in Los Angeles, which concern has played a prominent part in the lumber life of the area ever since.

In 1946 Mr. Cooper developed a heart condition, since rvhich time Charles M. Cooper has lleen in entire charge of the Cooper lurnber operations in l.os Angeles. He has with him his t$'o sons, James, u'ho has been active in the wholesale department for the past four years, and William G. Cooper, u,ho recently joined thern.

The business includes two lumber yards, one wholesale and the other retail, the first locatecl at 4848 West Pico Boulevard, and the other two blocks away on the same side of the street at 4650.

The late W. E. Cooper was a Mason, and one of the first 20 members of the Jonathan Club, in Los Angeles. He lived ior 40 years in the San Marino and South Pasadena area, maintained a home in Santa Barbara, and spent much tirne in recent years grorving rare florvers in his gardens.

He is survived by his rvidou', Mrs. Opal Han<lrich C.roper, a son Charles M. Cooper, t\\'o daughters, N[rs. George Bradford, of Bakersfield, and Mrs. Robert Garrison of Glendora, California, as u'ell as seven grandchildren ancl three greatgrandchildren.

Wqlter George Brix

Walter G. Brix died sudderrly in Renborv, California, January 8, at ths age of 53. \tr Brix.'ivas a native of Astoria, Oregon, and rvas president of Walter G. Brix, Inc., Briceland, California. Prior to forming the \\ralter G' Brix, Inc. firm, \Ir. Brix has spent a long career in logging operations in \\'restern \\rashington.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. N{arie E. Brix; trvo daughters, N{rs. Enid \\rakefield of Rriceland ancl Mrs' Kathleen Kirbach rif Seattle, Washington; trvo brothers, H. H. Brix of Los Angeles, and E. A. Brix of San Carlos, California; trvo sisters, Mrs. Helen Dunbar of Boulder, Colorado, and Mrs. Ann Hauschildp of Portland, Oregoir, and four grandchildren.

Services rvere held by tlte Nfasonic Lodge of Garberville, at Cooper's Nfortuary, Eureka, California, January 12.

Pqul B. Kelly

l'aul B. Kelly, president of the Kellv Developmcnt Co. and on'ner of the Kelly Lunr'ber Co., Santa Ros:r, died suddenll' I)ecember 30, in Prineville, Oregon, l'here he had gone for the Christmas Holirlays. He n':ts (r.5.

Mr. Kelly formerly had been in the lumlter bttsilress irr the Northu,est and about four years ago establishcd the Kelly I-uml>er Company at Santa Rosa. I-ast fall, he {ormccl the Kelly Development Company. u'hich is building a lcigging road South of Cloverdale to develop timlrcr tracts near the citv. The 2.5-mile ro:rd is nou' one-half comitletetl and is under contract bv Hulbert and Nluffly of Cloverclalc.

Surviving are his s'ife, :r claughter, X{rs. N'[ilttxt ZelI of Portlancl, Oregon, and trvo grandchildren. Emilv arrd t\lcxancler Zell, both of Portlancl.

N{r. Ke1lv \\'its a natir-e of Seattle aucl a \\'-orl<1 \Var I veteran. F'ttneral services \\'ere held Januarv 2, at St' Anclreu.s Episcopal Cl"rurch, Prineville, Oregolr.

Representing on a wholesale, direct mill shipment basis some of the older and better Fir and Pine manufacturers in Oregon and.Northern California GREEN OR DRY