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Local auctioneer David T. “Dave” Meyer remembered in Girard; memorials support PSU honors and local charity

David T. “Dave” Meyer, a longtime southeast Kansas auctioneer and small business owner, died Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 8:27 p.m. at Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kansas. He was 74 and lived in Franklin, Kansas.

A community gathering at a small-town Kansas auction with a microphone and household goods, with a church silhouette in the background.

Meyer was born December 5, 1951, in Girard and graduated from Girard High School in 1969. He later attended Columbus Vo-Tech and earned an associate degree in diesel mechanics. On June 14, 1980, he married Edra Adams at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Girard, and the couple operated Meyer Auction Service for more than 46 years across southeast Kansas.

Funeral arrangements include a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2026, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Girard. The rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m. Friday, and friends may visit at Bedene Chapel from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday; burial will be at Pittsburg Garden of Memories Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Pittsburg State University Honors College or Angels Among Us.