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Dr. Max Wilson

Dr. Max E. Wilson, 89, of Warren, IN, and formerly of Markle and Bluffton, died Thursday evening July 7, 2016, at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Dr. Wilson was a chiropractor in Bluffton from 1952 to 1977 and also practiced in Artesia, NMm from 1977 to 1995. He was a 1945 graduate of East Union High School in Wells County and a 1952 graduate of the O’Neill Chiropractic College. He was a United States Army veteran, serving overseas during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of the Markle Church of Christ, past elder of the 1st Church of Christ in Bluffton and past elder of the Valley Christian Church in Artesia, NM.  He taught Sunday school over the years and was a trustee for the Artesia Christian College from 1977 to 1986.

He was a former member of the International Chiropractors Association and the International Chiropractors Association of Indiana, and was a former member of the Lions Clubs of Bluffton and Artesia, NM, and a member of the Markle VFW. In later years he and his wife, Jeanne, entertained for four years at the former Bear Creek Farms.

He was born Feb. 18, 1927, in Wells County to Charles A. and Margaret R. Hatfield Wilson. He married Babe Latheta Eichhorn on May 20, 1951, and she preceded him in death on May 4, 1995.  He later married Jeanne Roe on Dec. 23, 1995.  She survives.

Additional survivors include three sons, Jonathan Wilson, of Artesia, NM; Jacob (Rebekah) Wilson, of Mt. Pulaski, IL; and Dr. Jeffrey Wilson of Cabo Roja, Puerto Rico;  a daughter, Dr. Jennifer (Dr. Robert) Wilkin, of Huntington; two stepsons, Barry (Missy) Grant, of Warren, and Kevin (Maryalice) Grant, of Ossian; a sister, Nancy (Gerald) Johnson, of Bluffton; nine grandchildren, Victoria Wilson, Suzy Wilson Adams, Jonathan Wilson, Izaak Wilson, Rachel Wilson Bellows, Michael Grant, Amy NezBagay, Mindy Arnold and Holly Hart; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Calling is Monday, July 11, 2016, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Markle Church of Christ, 455 E. Morse St., Markle. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the church, with Gerald O. Moreland officiating, with one hour of visitation prior to services. Interment will take place at a later date at the Prospect Cemetery of rural Uniondale.

Preferred memorials are donations Dr. Wilson's honor to David and Sheri DeBolt for their ministry in the mission field of Mexico.  Donations can be sent in care of the Markle Church of Christ, 455 E. Morse St., Markle, IN 46770, or can be made online at www.marklechurch.org.

The online guest registry can be signed at www.myersfuneralhomes.com.