That’s the choice that Leah Yoder has to make when she meets Daniel Brown. So then what happens when one of the girls on said Amish farm thinks about converting to the Mennonite faith and moving across the world to be with a Mennonite missionary? But somehow, Emma Miller convinces me, temporarily, that I want to go live on an Amish farm. Then I remember that a) I’m an atheist, b) I’m a technology junkie, and…yeah. Online condolences may be made at I just want to abandon everything and move to an Amish farm in the middle of nowhere. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 6131 Frye Bridge Rd, Clemmons, NC 27012. Burial will follow at the First Christian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Jat Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel.

The family wishes to extend a special thank-you to Max’s devoted caregivers: Addie, Marjorie, Becky, Yosari, Socorro, and Tommy. He was preceded in death by his brother and best buddy Thad Bingham (Mary). Max is survived by his wife Ruth Phelps Bingham children Jeannie Yarbrough (John), Ken Bingham (Sissy), and Sharon McGuire (Tom) grandchildren Chad (Jessie), Rebecca and Stephen Yarbrough, Michael (Kelsey) and Timothy Bingham, and Max and Allison McGuire great-grandchildren Carter and Libby Yarbrough, and David Bingham and sister Peggy Sparks (Jack). A long-time member of First Christian Church of Clemmons, he was devoted to his family, community and faith. Max loved to play golf and spend time at High Rock Lake with his family and friends. Slow to anger but quick to find humor in everyday life, he lived with a glint of mischief in his eye and a crooked grin on his face. Max was also an unwaveringly kind man with a gentle, giving spirit. His sound judgement and fairness made him a cherished advisor and confidante. Max was a man who knew how to spot potential be it in a stand of scraggly pines, a business opportunity or a friend, he had a knack for seeing the best in others. Max joked that back door visits to the Phelps house were for brothers, while front door visits were for courting. Max graduated from Clemmons School, where a friendship with the three Phelps boys led him to his wife of 67 years, Ruth. He was born Januin Randolph County to the late Fred and Jessie Johnson Bingham. Max Carter Bingham, age 92 of Clemmons, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019.

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