Pontiac man dies after a long illness. One of the older citizens of Pontiac, and a widely known businessman, Joseph S. Stockwell Jr., 73, of 120 Ottawa Dr. died Tuesday in Pontiac General Hospital. He had been ill 14 months. Born in Birmingham, May 25, 1874, Mr. Stockwell attended Pontiac schools and was a member of All Saints Episcopal church. Starting his business career in the First Commercial Bank, ha later was associated with S. E. Beach, Edward M. Murphy and L. L. Dunlap in the Pontiac Buggy Company. For the last 25 years he had been a real estate broker. Fraternally, he was a charter member of the Elks Lodge No 810, Masonic Lodge No 2, and the Shrine. He was a life member of the PIne Lake country Club. Besides his widow, Ada Turk Stockwell, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Quentin Waddell of Pontiac, a brother Frederick Stockwell of Detroit, and two grandchildren. Funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home. The Rev. Ivol I. Curtis will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The grave service will be private.