MAX TODD

LAMAR-Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Daniel Funeral Home for Max Todd, 88, Lamar, who died Saturday, April 1, 2017. Burial, with military honors, will be in Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to Hospice Compassus, Meals On Wheels or a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Dorothy; four children, Greg Todd and wife Patti, Denise Williams and husband Rick and Michael Todd and wife Barb, all of Lamar and Beth Nagel and husband Marty, Rogers, Ark.; grandchildren, Jasson Todd and wife Ashley, Springfield, Garon Todd and wife Lindsay, Springfield, Holly Ford and husband Brian, Columbia, Mo., Joni Splett and husband Matt, Gainesville, Fla., Kelly Williams, Rogers, Ark., David Gerths and wife Ariel, Wichita, Kan., Haley Nagel, Kansas City, Mo. and Derek Nagel, Springfield; great-grandchildren, Caroline Ford, Owen Ford, Grayden Splett, Soren Todd, Anders Todd and Aryana Gerths; a sister, Mary Ann Shaul and husband Eugene, Ravenna, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and sister-in-laws, Elmer and Irene Todd and Kenneth and Peggy Todd and a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Lavern Clark.

Mr. Todd was born Feb. 21, 1929, in Perry, Okla., to Samuel O. and Emma (Hise) Todd. The family moved to Kenoma when he was eight years old and he attended Kenoma schools, Glendale schools and finally, Lamar High School.

After high school he started work as a cutter for Big Smith in Lamar. He married Dorothy (Haile) Todd on Dec. 17, 1949, at First Baptist Church and they left Lamar in 1952 while he served his country as a Marine for two years during the Korean War. Upon their return he worked at the Lawn Boy Factory until it moved and then took over a milk route, picking up milk from local farmers and delivering to PET in Jasper for several years. His lifelong passion was farming. He loved his farm and cows and was blessed to have been able to enjoy farming until the very end.

He lived life to the fullest, never knowing a stranger. He loved meeting new people and talking with everyone and was always there for his neighbors. His family was his first priority. He loved them deeply and was always there to help them, even if it was something as small as having a piece of Wrigley gum for his grandchildren whenever they asked. One of his favorite things was to take his family boating and skiing on Stockton Lake during the summer. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Lamar.