Background
Scarff, Max M. was born on January 16, 1892 in New Carlisle, Ohio, United States. Son of William Neff and Mary E. (Miller) Scarff.
Scarff, Max M. was born on January 16, 1892 in New Carlisle, Ohio, United States. Son of William Neff and Mary E. (Miller) Scarff.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, 1914.
Partner W.N. Scarff & Sons, New Carlisle, 1914-1953. Proprietor Scarff Seed Company, from 1953. Vice president North Carolina Bank.
Board directors Northern Life Insurance, Seattle, new Carlisle National Bank, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Nationwide Life Insurance Company, Peoples Broadcasting Corporation, Brunson Bank & Trust Company, Nationwide Corporation Approved Finance, Michigan Life Insurance Company.
With armed forces, World War I. Member Newcomen Society, American Seed Trade Association (past president), Ohio Seed Dealer's Association (past president), Southern, Western seedmen's associations, Ohio Seed Improvement Association (past president), Ohio Hybrid Seed Corn Producers (past president), Masons, Sertoma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Ina Pearl Studebaker, June 5, 1919. Children: Mary Ellen (Mistress Charles F. Martin), Phyllis (Mistress John E. Milliken), Jane (Mistress Boyd E. McKinney), Nancy (Mistress Norman H. Baker), Maxine (Mistress Richard W. Goodall).