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 </figure>Celebration of 
Life Services for Max A. Porter will be held at a later date.&nbsp; A Private
 Family Inurnment will be at the Alma Cemetery in Alma, Nebraska.Max Alwyn 
Porter, 89 years of age, of Alma, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 
2020 at the Harlan County Health System in Alma.&nbsp; Max was born on April 
8, 1931, in home at Albion, Nebraska, the seventh of eight children, 
born to Don and Grace (Wilson) Porter.&nbsp; &nbsp;He attended Albion Public 
Schools and graduated from Albion High School, with the class of 1949.In 1945, Max 
was in a hunting accident where he suffered the loss of his left thumb 
and 1/3 of the muscle in his left arm. Because of this accident he was 
often asked by children what happened to his thumb, his favorite answers
 were: a bear bit it off or I sucked it too much as a kid; to his 
grandkids he was known as Grandpa no thumb.In 1951, Max
 married Alice Larson.&nbsp; They were blessed with three children: son, 
Jerre Lee, and daughters: Jeanette Allyson and Jennifer Lynn. The family
 moved to Phillipsburg, Kansas in 1953 and Max worked as an auditor and 
later, material account manager for the Kansas-Nebraska Energy until his
 retirement in 1993. The marriage later ended in divorce.On May 4, 
1980, Max was united in marriage to Barbara Casper in Las Vegas, Nevada 
at the Chapel of the Bells.&nbsp; The couple made their home in Phillipsburg 
until 2004, when they moved to Alma. Together, the couple enjoyed 
traveling and attending Nebraska football games.Max loved 
fishing, hunting, and athletics. He officiated football, basketball, and
 baseball, both at the High School and Collegiate level, including 
officiating football in the Big 8 and Western Athletic Conferences. In 
March of 2003, he was inducted into the Kansas State High School 
Activities Association Hall of Fame. Max was proud of obtaining the 
Grand Royal and World Slams from the National Wild Turkey Federation, by
 harvesting all six species of turkeys.Max was a 
member of Zion Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg and the Peace Lutheran 
Church in Alma. He served on the church boards for many years. Max also 
mentored students at the Alma and Phillipsburg Public Schools.He was a 
member of Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, NWTF, and the NRA. He 
served 38 years on the Phillipsburg Volunteer Fire Department and was a 
hospice volunteer. Max was always very active in the community where he 
lived.Max was 
preceded in death by; his parents; six siblings, four sisters: Shirley 
Kendrick; Margaret Hamel; Barbara Breazile; and LeAnn Wurtele; and two 
brothers: Donovan Porter; and Lyle Porter.Max leaves to
 celebrate his life; his wife, Barbara Porter of Alma; son, Jerre Porter
 and his wife, Kayleen Logan of Rock Springs, Wyoming; two daughters: 
Jeanette Marfield and her husband, Jim of Platte City, Missouri; and 
Jennifer Byarlay and her husband, Doug of Randolph, Kansas; 
grandchildren:&nbsp; Erikka Jehle and her husband, Cole; Andrea Villafuerte 
and her husband, Jorge; Allison Hanks and her husband, Aaron; James 
Marfield and his wife, Theresa; Jason Marfield and his wife, Marissa; 
Dr. Ashlin Porter and her husband, Dr. Mark Romanczyk; Chelsea Laughlin;
 Dr. Shelby Porter; Colby Byarlay and his wife, Sarah; Eric Byarlay; 
Ariel &nbsp;Divilbiss and her husband, Whit; great-grandchildren: Isaac, 
Anthony and Natalie Rose Villafuerte; and Ailish Laughlin; brother, Rod 
Porter of Fort Collins, Colorado; sister-in-law, Shirley Porter of 
Casper, Wyoming; along with many nieces, nephews, and extended family.Memorial Book
 Signing will be held on Friday, November 13, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00
 p.m. at the Bauer-Torrey &amp; Mach Funeral Home in Alma.&nbsp;A memorial has been established in Max’s honor and kindly suggested to the family for later designation.Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at <a href="http://www.nelsonbauerfh.com">www.nelsonbauerfh.com</a>The Bauer-Torrey &amp; Mach Funeral Home in Alma is in charge of the arrangements.