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OBITUARYRichard H. ElliottTraverse City, Mich.—Richard “Dick”Hensley Elliott, a long-term member ofthe Leelanau County community,recently passedaway. He wasborn on Feb. 13,1925, in Indianapolis,Ind., toRobert C. andLucy WoodbridgeElliott.Elliott served inthe U.S. MarineCorps fromOctober 1942until January1946. He spent three years duringWorld War II as a pilot in the SouthPacific.Elliott joined Standard Dry Kiln as asalesman in January 1946. The companysupplied brick and lumber-dryingequipment that was purchased bymanufacturers, including SteinwayPianos in New York City. During hislengthy career, he worked with severaldry kiln manufacturers, and was consideredby many of his peers as one ofthe most knowledgeable people in thedry kiln industry.Elliott’s work took him all over theglobe, including Thailand, Europe andSouth America.Elliott volunteered to help troubledyouth at the Probate Court in Leland,and mentored students in the LelandPublic Schools. He was also an activemember of the Leland CommunityUnited Methodist Church, and enjoyedsinging.Elliott is survived by his wife of 15years, Elizabeth “Berry” Elliott ofLeland; his four children, KathrynBuckhorn (Kent) of Indianapolis, Ind.,Edward J. Elliott (Karen) ofNoblesville, Ind., Lucy A. Schaub (thelate Rev. Carl L.) of Lake Leelanau,Richard W. Elliott (Cynthia) ofMinneapolis, Minn.; sister, Jean ElliottLatigan of Vero Beach, Fla., andLeland; nine grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren;and a step-daughter.Two brothers, Robert Elliott, and JohnM. Elliott, and a sister, Anne ElliottJones, preceded him in death.A private service and burial was heldfor family members. ReynoldsJonkhoff Funeral Home in TraverseCity, Mich., handled the arrangements.Memorial donations in Dick’s namecan be made to the American CancerSociety for Breast Cancer Research, 525W. Fourteenth St., Suite No. 5, Traverse HOW TO SPECIFY AND USE HARDWOODSAn easy-to-read, 40 page handy reference booklet telling you how to handle Hardwoods frombeginning to end. Covers such details as: Color, Grain, Hardness, Bending, Gluing, Sanding,Sawing, Boring, Staining, Filling, Finishing, Weight, General Machinability, etc. This is a practicalbooklet having previously appeared in a series in the National HardwoodMagazine........$20.00Send Check to:NHM, Book DivisionP.O. Box 34908Memphis, TN 38184-0908CURTNER LUMBER COMPANYPhone: (870) 523-6702 FAX: (870) 523-6435P.O. Box 1028 Newport, Arkansas 72112MANUFACTURERS OFCity, Mich., 49654.•HARDWOOD LUMBERBAND MILL--CIRCLE MILL--OAK TIE SIDING--DRY KILNS--SURFACEROAK GOOD FOR COLOR TEXTURE---NORTH ARK. SOUTH MO. STOCKPROMPT SHIPMENTS--MIXED LOADS--VIA TRUCK OR RAIL“WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU”SEPTEMBER/2008 87