Obituary of Mike Blevins

Michael J. Blevins, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022. He was born on February 16, 1961 and grew up on the Blevins dairy farm in Riley County, where he developed a lifelong love of caring for livestock, milking cows, and riding horses. At an early age, Mike had an inquisitive mind. Mike was constantly building, creating, and fixing. It was the foundation for a lifelong career in automotive mechanics and on-the-road trucking. Mike a kind and gentle soul. He was always patient, caring, and respectful. Mike knew how to make every person feel important. Mike married the love of his life, Debbie Stockwell, in 1984. Mike and Debbie and their children Chris, Megan and Tera moved to the Easton community in 1989 and established a homestead that welcomed any friend or animal who came down the lane. Mike was a proud family man who valued honesty and integrity. He held himself to a high standard and wouldn’t hesitate to give you the shirt off his back. He readily lent a hand, his tools, money, and his heart to whoever needed it and went out of his way to see that everyone in his life was cared for. In 2017, Mike became an owner-operator of his own trucking company. He loved the trucking business for the scenery, the solitude, but most of all for the flexibility it gave him to prioritize his family. Mike is survived by his loving wife Debbie; daughters Megan Blevins (Brad Seever) and Tera Blevins (Adela Graf); Father Claude “Tige” Blevins (Marilyn); mother Marcile Chapman, sisters Mary “Missy” Karl (Scott) and Eva Peterson; step brother Gregory Dale, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Mike is predeceased by his son Christopher Blevins, brother Claude “Petey” Blevins, and step-brother Doug Dale. Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Davis Funeral Chapel in Leavenworth. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the Davis Funeral Chapel Funeral Chapel. Graveside services will be held later that day at 2:00 p.m. in the Riley Cemetery, east of Riley, Kansas.