OBITUARY - LLOYD ALEXANDER POLAND

Submitted by: Jan Redelsperger, jansperger at gmail dot com

Source: "The Daily News," Longview, Cowlitz Co., Washington, 19 Jul 1976

Lloyd Poland, 76, dies in California

Lloyd Alexander Poland, 76, Cowlitz county native and long-time resident of the
Longview-Kelso area, died Saturday at Hemet, Calif., where he had loved for the
Past two years.

Born September 1, 1899 at Carrolls, he was raised in this area and was employed
by the Long-Bell Lumber C. for 42 years.  He started with the Columbia River
Mercantile in 1922 in the the grocery store, then was a truck driver, a
timekeeper, and from 1925-1947, a PBI inspector.

Mr. Poland became foreman of the east mill in 1947, then became cutting foreman
and in 1960 went to the wholesale division where he remained until retirement in
1964.

He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War I, and Elks Lodge member for 52 years
and a member of the Pioneer Lions Club.  Mr. Poland was a charter member of the
Chehalis and Kelso elks lodges and later belonged to the Longview Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Jeanne, at home;  two daughters Mrs. Craig
(Alexandra) Moore of Longview, and Mrs. Charles S. (Susan) Paskerian of Newport
Beach, Calif; four grandchildren, John and Andrew Moore of Longview and Mathew
and Michael Paskerian of Newport Beach; and two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Byrdee)
Watson of Kelso and Mrs. Harry (Jean) Churchill of Puyallup.

Memorial services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Central Christian
Church with the Rev. Don Teagarden officiating.

Friends are invited to express sympathy through contributions to the Heart Fund
or the charity of their choice.