OBITUARIES

Services were conducted in Willits, California, last month for Leonard B. Natwick, 74, who died as a result of injuries suffered when he slipped and fell from a ladder at his home. A veteran sawmill man with over 60 years of experienee to his credit, Mr. Natwick retired as mill superintendent of Willits Redwood Products in March, 1962.

A native of Cuddeback (Humboldt County), Mr, Natwick's first venture into the sawmill business was during 1902, at Newberg, California. He moved to Korbel in 1907, as a carriage setter and later as saw-. yer for the old Northern Redwood operation. After many years at Korbel, Mr. Natwick joined the old Monterey Bay Lumber Company at Santa Cruz, remaining there until 1951, when he joined Willits Redwood Products Co.

Mr. Natwick leaves his wife, Minnie, of their Willits homel a son, Gerald, who is head sawyer at Willits Redwood Products; two grandchildren, and four brothers.

Lew B. Train, 75, longtime lumberman, died February 12 in Long Beach, California. Trained in the lumber business by his father, Frank A. Train, who was in the retail Iumber business in Belleville and BIue Rapids, Kansas, for a number of years, Mr. Train formerly was employed by the Foster Lumber Company of Nebraska and Wyoming. Following he rvas manager of the Train Lumber and Coal Company at St. Anthony, Idaho, and was also a director of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association.

Mr. Train moved to California in 1920 where he was manager of the Woodhead Lumber Company and later the Weaver Lumber Company at their Florence Avenue location in Los Angeles. He retired from' the lumber business in 1930, but later retired in Orange County land and in the

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Hemet Valley in Riverside County where he developed land into residential tracts.

During the past year Mr. and Mrs. Train had moved to the retirement community of Leisure World in Seal Beach.

Mr. Train had retained his membership in the Hoo-Hoo club of Los Angeles and while living in the Los Angeles area had been an active member of the Elks Lodge.

Mr. Train is survived by his wife of more than 61 years, Mrs. Pearl E. Train of 13681 St. Andrews Drive, Seal Beach, Calif.; his son, Frank M. Train of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild; and his brother, William R. Train, retired lumberman now living in Phoenix.

Chris Miller, well known lumber salesman of Southern California, died on February 4. In recent years Mr. Miller had been associated with Blemco Lumber Sales, Inc., with offices at 2600 San Fernando Road in Los Angeles.

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