W. J. MCCONNELL BATTLE CREEK, DIES
William J. McConnell, prominent lumberman, passed away at his home in Battle Creek community near South Pittsburg after a brief illness. Surviving are his wife, three sons, Claude, Clyde and James: two daughters, Mrs. C. R. Goff and Mrs. Joel McCurdy, all of Battle creek: one sister, Mrs. W. H. Perry, Spencer, Tenn. Funeral services were conducted from the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Arthur Hall officiating. Interment in the Gilliam cemetery. ----SOUTH PITTSBURG HUSTLER -JAN 13, 1946