Inside Joplin Obituaries

Thursday, July 10, 2025

(From Simpson Funeral Home)

Shad Johnson, 51, passed away Monday July 7, 2025. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Simpson Funeral Home of Webb City.

Randy: I am a former teacher in the Joplin and Diamond, Missouri, school districts. Before entering the teaching field, I spent 22 years as a reporter and editor for various Southwest Missouri newspapers. I have published three novels, Small Town News, Devil's Messenger, and No Child Left Alive, and seven non-fiction books, The Turner Report, Newspaper Days, Silver Lining in a Funnel Cloud, Greed, Corruption, and the Joplin Tornado, 5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado, Spirit of Hope: The Year After the Joplin Tornado, Scars from the Tornado and Let Teachers Teach.

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