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Large diversifted stocks of foreign and domestic hardwoods -our yard.

o Prompt delivery by our trucks o Immediate service on "will calls" o Complete milling facilities o New, modern dry kilns o Competitively priced

Noie Parsons

Nahum Hendry (Nate) Parsons. 82. veteran Pasadena and Los Angeles lumbernran, diecl January 29 at l.ris home, 253 South Hoover St. He had beerr active in the business l-re loved until rluite recently, altl-rough the fine old gentleman hacl been in cle-clining health for the past rew years.

Nate Parsons was genuinely beloved by his friends and associates in the lumber ir.rdustry for his kindly nature atrcl understanding rvays. It was an industry in 'n'hich he remained active for 60 years. He was born in \\Iinr.rebago, I11., and operated his own retail lumber business in Rock{ord. Ill., starting at the turn of the century. He sold the Parsons Lumber Co. there in 1922 and moved 'l'r'est to Pasadena, starting auother successful career through association in variotts capacities rvith Southland lumber firms. He had been manager an<1 salesman with several rnaior retail and u,holesale firms. irrcluding the C. Ganahl Lumber Co., San Pedro Lumber Co. ar-rcl, the past ferv years, with the Standard Lumber Co.

Nate Parsons \\'as a life member of Los Angeles I{oo-Hoo Cln$ 2 ar.rd active

Williom J. EVANS

in it rrrrtil the last, he was a{filiatecl u'ith the Rockford Iiotary, the Los Angeles Altrtrsian Club ancl the E,lks Club. He u,as also a member of Sigrna Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He worshipped in the Pasadena Presbyterian church to r'vhich he belonged.

He leaves his son. N. Vincent Parsons, of 1003 East Cleveland St., Porterville : twin grandchildrer.r, Robert N. Parsor.rs of La Canacla and Mrs. Michael E. Austin of Austin, Texas ; a greatgrandson and a uiece. Funeral services were lield January 30 in the Memory Chapel of Ives & \Ararren Company, Pasaderra, and Mr. Parsotrs ttor,r' rests itr Mountain Vierv cernetery at Altadena.

William J. Evans, 77, o*'ner aucl tnatlager of tl-re-\Ar. J. Evatrs Lumber Co., Covirra, Calif., died December 29 from a l.reart attack. The well-known and respectecl retail lumberman was a past lnaster of the Covina Nlasor.ric lodge arrd was charter -president of the Covina l-ions club. He leaves his wife Mabel; a daughter, Mrs. Warner Seal, a schoolteacher; two grandclildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held January I in a Covina mortttary. conducted by The llev. Williams of the Covir.ra First Presbyteriatr- church, followed by Ma'sonic gravesicle rites at Oakdale Nlemorial cemetery, Gler-rclora.

Thomos Allen BONNER.

Thomas Allen Bor.rner,73, died in Brtrlingame, .January 5, after several years of failing health. tle was one of the Bay area's veteran lumbermen. lIe was bortl irr Niles, Caili., and educatecl at Lowell High, where he became au outstanding track star and member of the teanr sent to compete af the St. Louis World's Fair. Shortly after his oracluation. Mr. Bonner chose lumber as his career ancl iook his first job with Pope & Talbot. During the next 40 vears. he helci sales and lxecutive positiorrs with Hobart 'tvl;tt., The Chas. Nelson Co., and Chapman I-umber Company. In more recent years, until illness forcecl his retire'rn.tit, h" operatecl his orvn brokerage busilress in Sarr Francisco. \{r. Bonner leaves his rvife Ethel. of Sar-r Mateo'