Department of Public Safety News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 02, 2011
Joplin fatality count at 138 following EF5 tornado (Update: After June 2, the City of Joplin assumed responsibility for reporting tornado fatalities)
Four additional individuals confirmed deceased since yesterday at hospitals as a result of tornado injuries
Four additional individuals confirmed deceased since yesterday at hospitals as a result of tornado injuries
The Missouri Department of Public Safety has announced the names of 138 individuals who have been confirmed deceased as of 1 p.m. today (Thursday, June 2). Four additional individuals have been confirmed deceased since yesterday at hospitals as a result of tornado injuries. The names of the deceased are:
| Jose O. Alvarez, 59, Joplin | Tedra J. Kuhn, 69, Joplin |
| Maria L. Alvarez-Torres, 43, Joplin | Donald W. Lansaw, Jr., 31, Joplin |
| Barbara A. Anderson, 76, Joplin | Bruce A. Lievens, 48, Joplin |
| Sarah L. Anderson, 47, Joplin | Billie S. Little, 65, Joplin |
| William A. Anderson, 53, Joplin | Skyuler I. Logsdon, 1, Joplin |
| Cyrus "Edward" Ash, Jr., 87, Joplin | Christopher D. Lucas, 28, Vinita, Oklahoma |
| Grace Aquino, 46, of Joplin | Rachel K. Markham, 31, Joplin |
| Robert W. Baker, 54, Joplin | Patricia Mann, 64, Joplin |
| Bruce M. Baillie, 56, Joplin | Nancy Martin, 52, Neosho |
| Robert E. Bateson, 45, Joplin | Jesse L. McKee, 44, Neosho |
| Dorothy T. Bell, 88, Joplin | James E. McKeel, 69, Joplin |
| Regina M. Bloxham, 55, Joplin | Mary L. McKeel, 64, Joplin |
| Barbara Boyd, 86, Joplin | LaDonna S. McPurdy, 68, Joplin |
| Lathe E. Bradfield, 84, Joplin | Randall E. Mell, 49, Joplin |
| Ramona M. Bridgeford, 77, Seneca | Angelina A. Menapace, 52, Joplin |
| Leo E. Brown, 86, Joplin | Ronald D. Meyer, 64, Joplin |
| Hugh O. Buttram, 85, Joplin | Lorna K. Miller, 72, Joplin |
| Tami L. Campbell, 28, Joplin | Ray Donald Miller III, 49, Joplin |
| Arriyinnah S. Carmona, 8, Joplin | Suzanne M. Mock, 39, Forsyth |
| Moises Carmona-Navarro, 42, Joplin | Edith L. Moore, 48, Joplin |
| Shante M. Caton, 10, Joplin | Esterlita Moore, 64, Joplin |
| Trenton Caton, 6, Pierce City | Doris Montgomery, 83, Joplin |
| Raymond Chew, 66, Joplin | Sally Moulton, 57, Joplin |
| Carolane J. Collins, 62 Eagle Rock | Edmond V. Mullaney, 82, Joplin |
| Clyde Coleman, 72, Galena, Kansas | Sharyl Nelsen, 34, Joplin |
| Lois A. Comfort, 66, Webb City | William R. Norton, 18, Joplin |
| Keenan K. Conger, 49, Joplin | Dennis M. Osborn, 34, Seneca |
| Vicki L. Cooper, 59, Joplin | Charles E. Oster, 77, Joplin |
| Teddy R. Copher, 71, Joplin | Shirley Ann Parker, 68, Joplin |
| Malisa A. Crossley, 36, Joplin | Mary J. Perry, 76, Joplin |
| Adam Darnaby, 27, Joplin | James B. Peterson, 27, Joplin |
| Patricia E. Dawson, 74, Joplin | Anna Pettek, 91, Joplin |
| Nancy E. Douthitt, 94, Joplin | John H. Petty, 37, Neosho |
| Ellen Doyle, 75, Joplin | Hallie M. Piquard, 78, Joplin |
| Faith Dunn, 71, Joplin | Natalia M. Puebla, 17, Neosho |
| Amonda S. Eastwood, 49, Joplin | Shelly Marie Ramsey, 42, Neosho |
| Richard A. Elmore, 70, Joplin | Loretta Randell, 54, Joplin |
| Randy E. England, 34, Neosho | Troy Raney, 39, Joplin |
| Mark L. Farmer, 56, Joplin | Virgil T. Reid, 77, Joplin |
| Ida M. Finley, 88, Joplin | Johnny Richey, 52, Joplin |
| Betty Fisher, 86, Joplin | Vicki Robertson, 66, Joplin |
| Robert S. Fitzgerald, 61, Joplin | Keith D. Robinson, 48, Joplin |
| Rick E. Fox, 56, Joplin | Virginia Mae Salmon, 80, Joplin |
| Marsha A. Frost, 32, Joplin | Thomas Sarino 75, Joplin |
| Sebastian C. Frost, 10, Joplin | Tonya L. Sawyer, 41, Fort Scott, Kansas |
| Charles K. Gaudsmith, 21, Carthage | Frances A. Scates, 70, Joplin |
| Billie J. Gideon, 77, Joplin | Gladys J. Seay, 83, Welch, Oklahoma |
| Paul E. Haddock, 63, Joplin | Daniel W. Shirley, 48, Joplin |
| Johnna Hale, 49, Joplin | Judy Smith, 71, Joplin |
| Caley Lantz Hare, 16, Joplin | Luther Smith, 71, Joplin |
| Dorothy V. Hartman, 91, Joplin | Nicholaus A. Smith, 23, Joplin |
| Dee A. Hayward, 47, Galena, Kansas | Shyrell L. Smith, 68, Pittsburg, Kansas |
| Kenneth J. Henson, 56, Joplin | Lois L. Sparks, 92, Joplin |
| Glenn W. Holland, 59, Joplin | Steven J. Stephens, 28, Joplin |
| Lorie M. Holland, 48, Joplin | Gregan D. Sweet, 59, Joplin |
| Charlotte Hopwood, 84, Joplin | Kayleigh Teal, 16, Pittsburg, Kansas |
| Hayze Howard, 1, Webb City | Heather L. Terry, 36, Joplin |
| Harli Howard, 5, Webb City | John Thomas, Jr., 40, Joplin |
| Thomas Russell Howard, 29, Webb City | Sandra K. Thomas, 55, Carthage |
| Iona Hull, 70, Carthage | Zachary D. Treadwell, 9, Joplin |
| Wendy A. Istas, 58, Joplin | Margaret Tuit, 92, Joplin |
| Jane E. Jaynes, 86, Joplin | Michael E. Tyndall, 33, Joplin |
| Melisa R. Johnson, 50, Carthage | Darian D. Vanderhoofven, 45, Joplin |
| Cheryl L. Jones, 39, Altamont, Kansas | Joshua D. Vanderhoofven, 1, Joplin |
| Kathy S. Keling, 53, Joplin | Miguel Vazquez-Castillo, 28, Joplin |
| James D. Kendrick, 63, Joplin | Miles Wells, 49, Webb City |
| Abraham Khoury, 26, Joplin | Tiera Whitley, 20, Fulton, Kansas |
| Stanley D. Kirk, 62, Joplin | Zach Williams, 12, Joplin |
| Geneva Koler, 84, Joplin | Charles W. Writer, 74, Joplin |
Yesterday, state officials announced that they have confirmed, either as located or deceased, every individual who was reported unaccounted-for in the wake of last week's tornado. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers also completed their mission of notifying the next-of-kin of every deceased individual at the temporary morgue. After today, the county coroner will resume his responsibilities for collecting and releasing information about individuals who have died as a result of the tornado. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will assist as needed in confirming casualty information.
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