National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023

Most of the M&M Lumber crew are shown in this 2022 Christmas picture.
M&M Lumber:
A Legacy Of Service And Quality
By Scott Dalton
Tulsa, OK—When Jim McKellar Sr. co-founded
M&M Lumber, located here, back in 1964, he
likely had no idea that one day his granddaughter
would be co-running the company.
McKellar started the business after serving in the
Navy during World War II. In fact, it was during his military
service that he was first exposed to the lumber
industry; he ran a sawmill in Guadalcanal on behalf of
the Navy during the War in the Pacific.
When his son, Jim McKellar Jr., assumed leadership
of the company, the younger McKellar integrated a
number of changes to the business, modernizing production
and helping to expand the company’s offerings.
It was during this time that his children, Amy, Justin,
Whitney and Audrey, were exposed to M&M Lumber,
growing up with it as an integral part of their lives. As
Whitney took on more responsibilities, she was joined
in the business by her high school friend, Sean Stevens.
“I was friends with the boss’s son for a long time,”
This is the 2022 “Girls of M&M Lumber” Christmas photo.
28 MAY 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.org