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Charles E. Best

Charles E. Best, 91, of Ossian, IN, and having ties to Huntington County, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 7:40 p.m. at his residence.

Mr. Best was a 1946 graduate of East Union Center High School. He had worked for 45 years at General Electric in Fort Wayne. He later worked as a meter reader for 15 years at United REMC and was a lifelong farmer in Wells County. He was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church and the Zanesville Lions Club. He was a member of the Good Sam Camping Club where he served as a past president, former king and state historian. He was a longtime teacher of tractor maintenance for Wells County 4-H.

He was born March 8, 1928, in Markle to Jesse D. and Viola M. Wilson Best. He married Annette Wall on July 3, 1948, in Zanesville at the Evangelical United Brethren Church, and she survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Dale (Vicky) Best, of Ossian; two daughters, Charlotte Yencer, of Zanesville, and Gladys (Paul) Camp, of Fort Wayne; a daughter-in-law, Robin Best of Hudson; a half-brother, Bill (Bonnie) Blaising of Roanoke; a half-sister: Kate (Ross) Nichols, of North Webster; a sister-in-law, Lou Ann Best, of Warren; 11 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Best; a son-in-law: Joseph Yencer; two granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren.

Calling is Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Myers Funeral Home Markle Chapel, 415 N. Lee St., Markle. A funeral service will be held Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Interment will be at the Hoverstock Cemetery in Zanesville.

Memorials are to Zanesville Lions Club or Prospect United Methodist Church, both in care of Myers Funeral Home, PO Box 403, Markle, IN 46770.

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