Michael Wayne Meanor, 49, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Mike was born January 16, 1977, in Niskayuna, New York, to Linda Lee DeLapp Meanor and Martin Wayne Meanor. The family later moved to the Uniontown, Kansas, area where he grew up and graduated from Uniontown High School with the Class of 1996.

On July 30, 1999, Mike married April Dawn Peck, in Fort Scott, Kansas. Together they raised their two children, Bryce and Marissa.

Following high school, Mike attended Butler County Community College, where he earned a degree in Fire Science. He served his community as a firefighter in the Wichita area and later with the Fort Scott Fire Department. Throughout his working years, he was employed by Bourbon County, Dayco, and Mid-Continental Restoration. However, the work he loved most was farming. Mike found great satisfaction working as a farm hand for both G3 and Cloverdale Farms, where he enjoyed being outdoors and caring for the land and livestock.