John W. Atkins, 67, of Weldon Ave, a retired sawmill builder, died this morning in a local hospital.
A native of Arkansas, he came to California about 1918, and later constructed the largest sawmill in the world at Longview, Washington. He also built sawmills at Standard City and at Alturas. He had lived in Fresno from time to time for a number of years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Majors, Jr., and three grandchildren, Ergo A. III, John A., and Nancy Majors, all of Fresno. Private graveside services in the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.
[Condensed from The Fresno Bee/The Republican, 12 & 13 Nov 1942]
A native of Arkansas, he came to California about 1918, and later constructed the largest sawmill in the world at Longview, Washington. He also built sawmills at Standard City and at Alturas. He had lived in Fresno from time to time for a number of years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Majors, Jr., and three grandchildren, Ergo A. III, John A., and Nancy Majors, all of Fresno. Private graveside services in the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.
[Condensed from The Fresno Bee/The Republican, 12 & 13 Nov 1942]
John W. Atkins, 67, of Weldon Ave, a retired sawmill builder, died this morning in a local hospital.
A native of Arkansas, he came to California about 1918, and later constructed the largest sawmill in the world at Longview, Washington. He also built sawmills at Standard City and at Alturas. He had lived in Fresno from time to time for a number of years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Majors, Jr., and three grandchildren, Ergo A. III, John A., and Nancy Majors, all of Fresno. Private graveside services in the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.
[Condensed from The Fresno Bee/The Republican, 12 & 13 Nov 1942]
A native of Arkansas, he came to California about 1918, and later constructed the largest sawmill in the world at Longview, Washington. He also built sawmills at Standard City and at Alturas. He had lived in Fresno from time to time for a number of years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Majors, Jr., and three grandchildren, Ergo A. III, John A., and Nancy Majors, all of Fresno. Private graveside services in the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.
[Condensed from The Fresno Bee/The Republican, 12 & 13 Nov 1942]
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