Inside Joplin Obituaries

Thursday, October 16, 2025

(From Midland Cremation Society)

Sharon Louise Smith, age 59, passed away on October 15th 2025, at her home in Webb City, MO. Sharon was a caregiver to all those she loved.

Arrangements are made with Midland Cremation Society in Joplin, MO.

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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