Cordes P. Langley

LANGLEY, Cordes P. Born December 25, 1925 in Berkeley, CA, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2005 at his home in Ukiah. He was a resident of Ukiah for nearly 55 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years Velma (Val), four children including daughters Catherine Elawadly of Ukiah and Edith Langley of Charlotte, NC, and sons Jeff Langley of Petaluma and Ed Langley of Beverly Hills; their mother Marie Langley; four grandchildren including Nihal Elawadly and Eric Herbert of Ukiah and William and Nicholas Powers of Charlotte; sister Ellen Alexander of Sonoma, and brother Phillip G. Langley of Walnut Creek. A prominent area businessman for many years, he founded and operated Redwood Coast Lumber Co., a large redwood remanufacturing and wholesale lumber concern for many years located at Plant Rd. and Taylor Dr. in Ukiah. Across the street, he also was a partner in the existing lumber treatment plant, Cal-Coast Wholesale Lumber. He went to his office as late as Saturday, February 26 to attend to matters. His death the next day was unexpected. He served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He and his growing family moved to Ukiah in 1950 and started his lumber career as a logger and in later years moved and broadly expanded his lumber operations to south Ukiah. His career in the lumber industry spanned nearly 55 years and was a well-liked and trusted businessman. Without expecting recognition, he was always ready to give unselfishly and generously to many. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Eversole Mortuary. Services will be held at Eversole Mortuary on Wednesday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Ukiah Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. Arrangements under the direction of the EVERSOLE MORTUARY.