Inside Joplin Obituaries

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

(From Parker Mortuary)

Mr. Fred Lamonte Fontana, 66, of Joplin, Missouri, departed this life on Monday, August 15, 2022, at his residence.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary in Joplin.

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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