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Portrait of Max Dean Blackmore
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Max Dean Blackmore

December 10, 1936 – March 19, 2021
Lived 84 years
Fairview Cemetery · North Salem, Indiana
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Max Dean Blackmore, 84, of Coatesville, IN passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at Hendrick Regional Health Hospital in Danville, IN.

Max was born in Danville, IN on December 10, 1936, a son of the late John M. and Mary B. (Montgomery) Blackmore. He married the love of his life, Darlen Shillings in October of 1956.

Max worked at Allison’s Plant 5 and retired from there after 30 years. He and his wife were antique dealers for over 60 years, operating Darlen’s Collection Antique Store in Greencastle for their final 21 years in business.

In his free time, he always loved to hunt mushrooms and go fishing. He enjoyed travelling and loved his yearly trips with his granddaughter. He lived his life to the end, travelling various places over the last year and got to know relatively unfamiliar places.

Survivors include his children: Max L. (Anne) Blackmore, Michael D. (Sylvia) Blackmore and Matthew L. (Candy) Blackmore and grandchildren: Mary Lee (Brian) Soesbee and Michael Blackmore. Max was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Darlen, brothers: Charles Blackmore and Jim Blackmore; a granddaughter: Samantha Ann Blackmore, and daughter-in-law: Sandra K. Blackmore.

Family and friends will gather Thursday, March 25, 2021 for visitation from 4-7p at Porter & St. Pierre Funeral Home, 6 S. California St. North Salem, IN 46165. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11am, also at the funeral home. Burial at Fairview Cemetery in North Salem, IN will immediately follow the funeral service.

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1936
Born December 10
1939
Max was 3 when World War II began in Europe
1945
Max was 9 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1959
Max was 23 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Max was 26 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1971
Max was 35 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Max was 45 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Max was 61 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Max was 68 when Facebook was launched
2010
Max was 74 when Instagram was launched
2020
Max was 84 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away March 19, age 84
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