Joplin High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Billy C. Vinson age 92 went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 26 2025 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon Missouri. He was born on March 9 1933 in rural Love County Oklahoma to James Earl and Elta Mae Meeks Vinson. Throughout his lifetime he was proud to proclaim himself from Oklaho...

Dea was born in Joplin Missouri on August 25 1951 to the union of R.D. and Opal White. She graduated from Sarcoxie High School in 1969. She was united in marriage to the love of her life Jerold Schnake on April 6 2002 sharing nineteen wonderful years together. Dea was a hard worker earning a degree ...

Ricky Ray Lowe 68 of Wentworth Missouri passed away Wednesday January 14 2026 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin Missouri. Ricky was born on February 8 1957 in Kansas City Missouri to the union of the late Herbert E. and Dorothy Glynn Owen Lowe. He was a graduate of Pierce City High School. He was a life...

Donna Lousie Crumbliss went to her heavenly home on February 1 2026 at the age of 78. Donna was born to Arnold Herbert and Lela Josephine Clark Burkhart in Joplin Missouri on September 3 1947. She attended Seneca High School and was a member of the graduating class of 1965. She married the love of h...

Richard Dick Frederick Keezer passed away at his residence in Neosho Missouri on January 13 2026 at the age of 99 years 1 month and 2 days. He was born on December 11 1926 in Harrington Maine where he grew up. Richard was a graduate of Haverhill High School and later attended Sanborn Seminary in Kin...

Donald Wayne Reinhart age 72 of Neosho Missouri passed away at his home on January 12 2026 while in the loving care of Good Shepherd Hospice surrounded by his wife son and daughter. After graduating from high school Wayne proudly served in the United States Navy from 1971 to 1975. During his service...

Location update Due to inclement weather a memorial service will be held at Burkhart Church of Christ at 100pm Monday January 26 2026. Burial will be held at Burkhart Cemetery at a later date. Larry Clifford Scott of Joplin Missouri passed away on January 17 2026 at Solace House. He was 77 years old...

Christy Dawn Willis Plummer left this world on January 21 2026 at the age of 46 at her home. Christy was born August 15 1979 in Neosho Missouri to Richard Eugene Willis and Jacqueline Kay Carnes Schmidt. She graduated from Neosho High School in 1997 and earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Hosp...

Location update Due to inclement weather a memorial service will be held Friday January 30 2026 at 1000 a.m. at Clark Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Patsy Ann Caywood Bradley age 91 passed away on January 16 2026 in Neosho Missouri at Webwood Assisted Living. She was a proud graduate of Goodman Hi...

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me. …– from “Warning” by Jenny JosephCharlotte Cole of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, died November 27, 2025, following a stroke and heart failure. Her once-active life was radically altered by an earlier debilitating...

William Eugene Lewis, age 76, of Everton, Missouri, passed away at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born June 22, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of the late Dan and Agnes (Conner) Lewis.William was a 1967 graduate of Northeast High School in ...

Jackie Lee Nicholson, age 88, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born on December 9, 1936, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Dora (Barker) Nicholson.Jackie was a 1956 graduate ...

Jeanie Sutton, age 75, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 12:26 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was born on December 27, 1949, in Monett, Missouri, the daughter of Walter and Elva Mae (Piper) Pendleton.Jeanie was a 1968 graduate of Mt. Vernon High...

Judith Kay Robinson, age 82, of Golden City, Missouri, passed away at 2:31 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born April 17, 1943, in Dudenville, Missouri, the daughter of Finley and Virginia (Miller) Faught.Judith was a 1961 graduate of Lockwood H...

Patricia “Trish” Sue Csupak, age 84, of Marionville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 25, 1941, the daughter of Henry and Iva (Payne) Burgess.Trish was a graduate of Marionville High School, class of 1959. Saved as a t...

Sula Wynona Mason McCandless Nonie was born on February 11 1941 in Cassville Missouri. She was raised in Fayetteville Arkansas where her mother Georgia was one of the first women to graduate from the University of Arkansas earning her masters degree just a thesis shy of her doctorate. Wynonas grandm...

Jimmie Jim Irwin 77 of Carthage Mo departed from this world to join his Heavenly Father on September 7th 2025. He was the son of Ralph and Opal Irwin of Avilla Mo. Jim was born on September 3rd 1948 in Blackwell Ok. As a youth he attended Kildare Elementary and Ponca City High School. His family mov...

Jackie Elmer Veith affectionately known as Jack was born on March 10 1938 in Monett Missouri. He passed away on December 26 2025 in Fort Worth Texas leaving behind a legacy steeped in hard work a love for animals and a flair for humor. Jack graduated from Purdy High School and spent much of his earl...

Scott Roughton, 67, Carthage, Missouri, a man of unwavering selflessness, humor, and love, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Solace House, Joplin, Missouri. He was born on November 22, 1958, in San Pedro, California, the son of the late Donald Alvy Roughton and Janice Anne...

Tracy Michelle Petross, 53, Sarcoxie, Missouri, a beacon of love and generosity, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. She was born on January 3, 1972, in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the daughter of Brenda (McBeth) Petross and Marshall Petross. Tracy's life was a te...

Jean Arlene Mathern, 95, Carthage, Missouri a beacon of love and spirited joy, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage. She was born on January 18, 1930, in Lone Tree, Iowa, the daughter of the late Oliver Harrison Strong and Sarah Bethier (Georg...

Elaine Baker, 99, Carthage, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Elaine was born on October 5, 1926, in St. Michael, Nebraska. She was the middle daughter of Vera Mae Wilks and Orville Harvey Timm. She graduated from Carthage High School and the...

Franklin Joseph Lane, age 81, Carthage, Missouri, passed away Tuesday December 9, 2025, at Saint Lukes Nursing Cener Carthage, Missouri. He was born May 20, 1944 in Carthage, Missouri, to Nancy Beamer Lane Garrison, and Virgil Paul Lane.He liked to remember he attended elementary school at Mark Twa...

Mark Allen Sargent, age 72, of Carthage, Missouri, passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 13, 2026.Mark was born on August 12, 1953, in Britt, Iowa, to Donald and Joanna Sargent. He spent most of his childhood in Joplin and Carthage, Missouri, and gradua...

-Lovingly written by the family-Ronald D. Sallee passed away on December 20, 2025, at the age of 83. He was born on September 19, 1942. He was a graduate of Casey High School in Casey Illinois.Ronald proudly served in the United States Army, an experience that helped shape his strong work ethic and ...

Everett Gene Holden, age 94, of Webb City, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, January 14th, following a sudden illness.Gene was born October 22, 1931 in Joplin, MO to the late Ray and Josephine (Jeans) Holden and grew up in Prosperity, MO. He graduated from Carterville, MO High School i...

Kelsey EisenBeiss, 35 of Nevada, Missouri passed away Monday, October 20, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.  Cremation, with private family services to be held at a later date, followed by burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri.  Arrangements entrusted to Mullinax Funeral ...

FORT MEADE - Mrs. Eleanor L. Wagner, 90, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024 in Brandon, FL. Mrs. Wagner was born June 17, 1934 in Joplin, Missouri and graduated high school i...

Heather Lynn Dugger, age 41, of Galena, Kansas passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.Heather was born to Roger and Dana (Riker) Dugger on June 22, 1984, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. As soon as Heather was born, her aunt Claudette Damron was the fir...