Andrew Lee Cantrell, 75, retired logger and former U.S. forest service employee, was found dead yesterday in a woodshed at the family living quarters at Big Bend. Coroner E. Duge Stanford said death was the result of a heart attack. The body was discovered by a son, Leo, who went in search of his father when he returned home in the evening and found nobody around.

He was born in Oregon and had lived at Big Bend for the last 70 years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Maude Cantrell of Big Bend; 11 sons, Andrew, Donald, Marion, LeRoy, Leo, Henley, Orland and Johnnie, all of Big Bend, Harvey with the U.S. Marines in Japan, Ray of Montgomery Creek and Ralph of Mt. Shasta; four daughters, Mrs. May Connley, Mrs. Marjorie Hood and Madeline of Big Bend and Mrs. Maisie Winters of Redding; and numerous grandchildren.

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 Andrew Lee Cantrell was married twice. His first marriage was to Grace Alma Bryner with two children born to them

Maize Margaret Cantrell 1901-1994 

Ray Ransley "Cannonball" Cantrell 1904-1970.

Andrew's 2nd marriage was about 1912 to Maude Hursey with 13 children born to them.

The following are his children by 2nd marriage:

Ralph Chester Cantrell

1912–1991

Andrew Gergson Cantrell

1914–1992

Donald Bo Cantrell

1916–1974

Marion Lee Cantrell

1917–1967

Miles Henley Cantrell

1918–2012

May Elizabeth Cantrell

1921–2001

Leo Junior Cantrell

1924–1998

LeRoy Melvin Cantrell

1927–2000

John Nolen Cantrell

1931–1957

Orland E Cantrell

1932–2016

Harvey M Cantrell

1936–1973

Marjorie Frances Cantrell

1938–2020

Madeline Ruth Cantrell

1940–2002

Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Halcumb cemetery in Montgomery Creek under the direction of Meininger-Dusel mortuary

Redding Record-Searchlight, March 5, 1955