Max V. McMains

Max V. McMains. Image courtesy of Melby Mortuary
Max V. McMains. Image courtesy of Melby Mortuary

Max Virgil McMains passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. He was born in Superior, Nebraska, on July 14, 2008, to Nate and Tessa (Core) McMains. He was the middle child with two brothers, Mason and Morgan.

Max grew up in Burr Oak, Kansas, and attended school at Rock Hills in Mankato, Kansas. He was a sophomore at Rock Hills High School and an active member of the FFA. When Max was younger, if you couldn’t find him, all you had to do was step outside and follow the trail of clothes—you’d find him swimming in the creek with his brothers. He always had a love for the outdoors. Some of his favorite hobbies were riding horses, dirt bikes, and 4-wheelers, as well as hunting, fishing, and working alongside his dad and grandpa Larry.

Max lived his life by the motto, “Work hard, play hard.” He was stubborn but had a huge heart. He was always helpful—unless you wanted him to do the dishes. Max loved children and earned the nickname “the Baby Whisperer.”

There are two types of people in this world: those that knew Max and those that didn’t know him—yet.

Max will be dearly missed by his parents, Nate McMains and Jackie, and Tessa McMains and Guthrie; siblings Mason and Morgan McMains, all of Burr Oak, Kansas; grandparents Kevin and Claudette Noble of Belleville, Kansas, and Larry and Shirley McMains of Burr Oak, Kansas; great-grandmother Sheila Sjoholm of Hardy, Nebraska; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandmothers Tracy Core and Jeanie McMains, and his uncle Bradley Cusatis, Jr.

Funeral services will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Rock Hills High School, with Pastor Larry Jensby officiating. Burial will follow at Burr Oak Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Melby Mortuary on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family greeting friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Memorials can be made to the Max McMains Memorial Fund in care of Melby Mortuary, P.O. Box 384, Mankato, KS 66956. For online condolences, please visit melbymortuary.com.