Max B. Wine Obituary (1927 - 2009)

Max B. Wine, 81 Bridgewater Max B. Wine, 81, a resident 107 A Weeping Willow Lane, Bridgewater, died Monday, May 25, 2009 at Sunnyside Retirement Community. Mr. Wine was born on December 9, 1927 in Rockingham County and was the son of the late Mervin B. and Maybelle Showalter Wine. Mr. Wine graduated from Dayton High School in 1945 and Bridgewater College in 1950. He served in the United States Army as a medic from 1952 until 1954. He sold for Stock-Go, Eshleman Red Rose Feed, was the president of Farm Machinery Co, and the president and manager of People?s Supply in Charles Town, West Virginia. While in Charles Town, he served as President of the Chamber of Commerce, and organized the first Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival. He started the United Way in Jefferson County, WV. Mr. Wine was a past master of the Eureka Lodge #195 in Bridgewater and a past patron of Shenandoah Valley Chapter 76, Order of the Eastern Star. He was a former member of the Charles Town Presbyterian Church where he served as deacon and also Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. He worked as a realtor for over 30 years, since 1978. On September 25, 1954, he married the former Sara Bodkin who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Sara (Lynn) Custer and husband Harold, Melissa S. Wine, all of Bridgewater; one sister, Jane D?Arcy and husband Skip, Harrisonburg; and three grandchildren Mallory, Matthew and Andrew Custer. Pastors Paul O?Gorek and Chris Zepp will conduct a memorial service at 1p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. Burial will be private. An Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 76 and Masonic Rites by Eureka Lodge 195 Service will be held at 6:30 on Wednesday evening followed by the family receiving friends from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the McMullen Funeral Home, Harrisonburg. The casket will be closed. Friends may also call at the home of his wife at any time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Make a Wish Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 29119, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9119 or a charity of your choice. Online Condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com.