Trevor Max Wolfe

Trevor Max Wolfe, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at St. Elizabeth East Hospital in Lafayette. He was born on August 14, 1933 in Elwood, Indiana to the late Hershel and Josephine Esther (Baxter) Wolfe. On Tuesday, very early in the morning, the foundation of our world became just a little bit less solid. Dad was a fixture in this community and was the rock on which many lives were formed and supported. Everyone around Boone County has a different memory of him and I would guess very few of them were not fond. You may remember him standing in front of your classroom teaching you the basics of your education, as the principal you went to see when you got a little off course (everyone knows he was tough when he needed to be, but was there with gentle hands if you skinned your knee), or as a funny and sometimes ornery friend in the teachers' lounge. After 41 years of teaching, school memories are probably the most common for folks. It is hard to get the picture out of your head of Dad sitting on a donkey trying to play basketball, playing kickball with the kids on the playground, shooting half court baskets underhanded during recess (usually hitting 4 of 5) and maybe mostly seeing him buzz around the hallways on the last day of school on his roller skates. He always had God in his heart in everything he did. He was a Deacon Emeritus at Pleasant View Church, where he served over the years on every committee or board there was. He was always there, maybe working hard on some building project or helping guide and support the business side of the church. We will forever hear his big, booming, beautiful voice from the back row declaring "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there is something about that name." Your memories of him may be centered around the Boone County Fair where you could always find him helping out, working to make things better for the kids in 4-H, playing cards in the barns on guard duty, or maybe just in the later years sitting with Mom in a lawn chair, under the shade tree by the ice cream stand, waiting for anyone to stop and talk, share stories about their grandkids and just remember the days of the past. You will think of him when you have sweet corn this summer, his was the best around. We love it if that is how you remember him, but for us that was a very small part of him. We, his children, grandkids and great grandkids, saw Papaw as the strongest, smartest, most caring man on the planet. We watched how he loved Mamaw with all his heart and never failed to treat her with respect and dignity. He taught us how to read, write and do our math, how to find a mushroom and catch a fish, but more importantly, he taught us how to live a life worthy of being called a Christian. We learned to serve our community and we learned how to be good citizens of this world. He taught us what being a real parent meant, a lesson which is getting more rare in this world today. We have all said that "Trigger" was the most patient man we ever knew and Ephesians 4:1-3 sums up Papaw’s life walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Amen. Visitation is planned for Thursday, March 24, 2016 from 2:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Pleasant View Church, 5295 West State Road 32, Lebanon, Indiana. Maundy Thursday Services will follow visitation at the church. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 25, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Pastor Tom Evans, officiating. Interment will follow to services at Pleasant View Cemetery, rural Lebanon. Myers Mortuary, 1502 North Lebanon Street, Lebanon, Indiana is handling the arrangements. Survivors: Wife: Thelma L. Wolfe – Lebanon, Indiana Two Children: Jeffrey B. Wolfe and wife, Anita – Lebanon, Indiana Karen S. Copeland and husband, Kevin – Lebanon, Indiana Seven Grandchildren: Matthew Dean Kelsey Davis and husband, Barrett Kasey Copeland and wife, Holley Korey Copeland Nate Wolfe Kailey Copeland Kerry Copeland Special Grandson: Andrew Moon Two Great Grandchildren: Nevaeh Copeland Evelyn Davis Brother: Donald D. Wolfe – Lebanon, Indiana Sister-in-law: Helen Wolfe – Brownsburg, Indiana Niece: Sandra Copenhaver – Lebanon, Indiana In addition to his parents, Max was preceded in death by a brother, Stanley E. Wolfe; a sister, Beverly Keys; and a grandson, Adam Dean. Memorials may be made in Max’s honor to the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds, c/o Jack Jones, 1300 East 100 South, Lebanon, Indiana 46052 or Pleasant View Church, 5295 West State Road 32, Lebanon, Indiana 46052.

Trevor Max Wolfe

August 14, 1933 - March 22, 2016