Lewis F. Warbington dedicated his life to the service of Shelby County, the Agricultural Community, and the world. He was an organizer of the Shelby County Farm Bureau in the 1920s, and manager of the Shelby County Farm Bureau Service Company which bought seed, fertilizer, feed, and apples as a cooperative and shipped livestock and grain for its members. Considered a leader and mover in agriculture, he was the first to institute Ohio’s Farm Bureau Advisory Councils.
Warbington personally saw the devastation in post WWII Germany and came home to organize “Neighbors in Action,” Shelby County’s effort to provide aid to the country that had previously been its enemy. He was awarded a silver trophy by the West German government for his efforts as well as presented with a silver plaque for 50 years of distinguished service to Ohio Agriculture by the Ohio Farm Bureau in 1966. He was inducted into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1973.