Joplin High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

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...

Connie Marveenia Demery passed away at the age of 79 years and 4 days at her residence in Carterville Missouri. Connie was born to Lloyd and Joy Hendrix Keeton on January 27 1947. Connie attended school in Joplin Missouri and graduated from Joplin High School. She married Bill Demery on June 27 1965...

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...

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...

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...

Bobby Lee Roy Martin son of the late Monte Earl Martin and Zella Norma Buxton Martin was born in Patterson Missouri on December 4 1949. He departed this life at Freeman West in Joplin Missouri on February 14 2026 at the age of 76. Bobby owned and operated B.L. Martin Excavating out of Pittsburg Kans...

Nadine Marie Ronnfeldt age 56 of Granby Missouri passed away Saturday February 14 2026 at her home. She was born on May 20 1969 in San Diego California the daughter of Larry and Martha Powell Hickman. Nadine attended school in Minden Nebraska graduating from Minden High School. Fifteen years ago she...

Born on June 5 1941 in Sioux Falls South Dakota Carol was the beloved daughter of Coral Mauseth and Arthur Mauseth. She graduated from Central High School in Omaha Nebraska in 1959. She spent much of her adult life moving from place to place before settling in Southwest City Missouri. In her later y...

Ruthie Bell Ragland was born on January 2 1953 to William Henry and Millie Agnes Cowdrey Homuth in Neosho Missouri. She passed away on February 13 2026 in Joplin Missouri at the age of 73. Ruthie graduated from Neosho High School. She married Anthony Karl Ragland on November 9 1991 in their living r...

Noreen Neff Harper passed away peacefully at Silver Creek in Joplin Missouri on February 4 2026 at the age of 93. She was born on January 12 1933 in Lovewell Kansas to Clarence Allen Rich and Catherine Elmina Beecher. She was a resident of Seneca Missouri and after graduating high school she earned ...

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...

Charlotte Moore Thelen age 89 passed to glory on September 18 2025 to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. Charlotte was born to Samuel and Lovie Wicker in Forest Mississippi on April 17 1936. After graduating from high school Charlotte went on to study elementary education at Belhaven College in Jackso...

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...

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...

Rickey Lee Sanders went to his heavenly home on December 24 2025 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City KS at the age of 52. Rickey was born on May 10 1973 to Ronnie and Mary Jones Sanders in Joplin Missouri. Rickey grew up in Joplin Missouri and the surrounding area. He graduated from Carl Junction Hi...

Rayma Sue Pilkenton passed away on December 26 2025 at the age of 70 years. Nana as she was known to the younger generations that held a permanent place in her heart was born on September 27 1955 to Raymond Austin and Donna Sue Peck Severs in Stella Missouri. Rayma graduated from East Newton High Sc...

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...

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...

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...