Max D. Edmonds
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born March 18, 1925, in Mishawaka, to Myron and Effie Zehner Edmonds. On Sept. 4, 1949, in Lapel, he married Lois Carl, who survives.
He was a resident of Argos most all his life until they moved into Miller’s Merry Manor Assisted Living in 2013. He was a graduate of Argos High School in 1943. He was a farmer and a factory worker, working at Orthopedic Equipment Company in Bourbon and then at Biomet in Warsaw where he retired in 1990.
He was an avid sports fan following the Argos Dragons where his boys were involved in sports activities. He also enjoyed his favorite tractor, International Farmall H.
He enjoyed his family, who will greatly miss him. He also was a faithful member of the Argos United Methodist Church.
Also surviving are, five children: Rick (and spouse Denice) Edmonds, Defiance, Ohio; Kevin (and spouse Carol) Edmonds, Leesburg; Terry (and spouse Rosemary) Edmonds, Columbia, Tenn.; Kip (and spouse Sarah) Edmonds, Tippecanoe; and Kim Edmonds, Chicago, Ill.; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lucille Humphries.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Argos United Methodist Church, 570 N. Michigan St., Argos, with Pastor Heather Foley officiating. Burial is in Bethel Cemetery, Bourbon.
Calling is from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Deaton Clemens Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
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Memorials to the Argos United Methodist Church.
Condolences via www.deatonclemensfh.com
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He was born March 18, 1925, in Mishawaka, to Myron and Effie Zehner Edmonds. On Sept. 4, 1949, in Lapel, he married Lois Carl, who survives.
He was a resident of Argos most all his life until they moved into Miller’s Merry Manor Assisted Living in 2013. He was a graduate of Argos High School in 1943. He was a farmer and a factory worker, working at Orthopedic Equipment Company in Bourbon and then at Biomet in Warsaw where he retired in 1990.
He was an avid sports fan following the Argos Dragons where his boys were involved in sports activities. He also enjoyed his favorite tractor, International Farmall H.
He enjoyed his family, who will greatly miss him. He also was a faithful member of the Argos United Methodist Church.
Also surviving are, five children: Rick (and spouse Denice) Edmonds, Defiance, Ohio; Kevin (and spouse Carol) Edmonds, Leesburg; Terry (and spouse Rosemary) Edmonds, Columbia, Tenn.; Kip (and spouse Sarah) Edmonds, Tippecanoe; and Kim Edmonds, Chicago, Ill.; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lucille Humphries.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Argos United Methodist Church, 570 N. Michigan St., Argos, with Pastor Heather Foley officiating. Burial is in Bethel Cemetery, Bourbon.
Calling is from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Deaton Clemens Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
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Memorials to the Argos United Methodist Church.
Condolences via www.deatonclemensfh.com
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