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Racine, Wis., Mrs. Holmes came west wit} l-rer family in 1883, attended school in San Francisco and briefly became a teacher before her marriage to J. H. Holmes, who died in 1939. She had lived in Berkeley the past 43 years. Besides 'the son, Fred V. Holmes, she leaves a daughter, Grace Wieslander, and both of .n'hom reside in Berkeley.

Wolter J. HOWARD

Walter J. Howard, secretary-manager of the Montana Retail Lumbermen's Association, Missoula, Mont., died unexpectedly on May 29 and private services were held there earlier this month. In notifying the industry of his untimely death, H. R. Northup, executive vice-president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, wrote members in a bulletin on May D: "It is with deep sorrow that we advise vou of the death of \,A,'alt lfoward today Words ,don't come easy when trying to express our feelings at the loss of this fine man, who had done so much for the betterment of our industry, and was a friend to all of us."

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William Derr, 86, retired Iumlteryard and grain elevator manager, died May 23. He r,vas born in Fleetwood, Pa., and was living in Sherman Oaks, Calif., at the time of his death Francis Alfrey Brode, 97, one of the Southland's oldest building contractors, active since 1900 and recipient in 1949 of an award as the oldest living builder in the area, died May 17 in Los Angeles John H. Jackson, vice-president and general manager of the California Materials Co., Sun Valley, where he had been employed 38 years, died April 9 . - Mrs. Blanche Bissell Donovan, 78, wile o{ the wellknown Los Angeles wholesale lumberman. Andrew W.

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Donovan, died IVIay 28. In addition to her husband of the home at 1226 N. El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, she leaves her daughter.and two sons by earlier marriage. .. Nathan. :; Davidson, 82, pioneer Los Angeles industrialist and still .i active in the Davidson Brick Company he founded there in 1922, the largest brick-manufacturing plant on the Pacifib.,. coast, drfd of a stroke JuneZ. r

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