Inside Joplin Obituaries

Inside Joplin Obituaries provides FREE obituaries for grieving families with connections to Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barton, Dade, Barry and Lawrence counties.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Althea VanDeMark

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(From Daniel Funeral Home) Althea Rose VanDeMark, age 71, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on November 24, 2025. Althe...

Betty Meier

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(From Buchanan Funeral Home) Betty J. Meier, 90, of Monett, MO, passed away peacefully at her home, leaving behind a legacy shaped by faith,...

Randy Haley

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(From Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home) Randy Dean Haley, age 60, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, a...

LeeAnn Huff

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(From Parker Mortuary) LeeAnn Huff, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and manufacturing expert, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nove...

Shirley Eddy

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(From Parker Mortuary) Shirley A. Eddy, age 89, of Joplin, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Freeman West Hospital, surrounded by...

Rodney Dobias

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(From Ozark Funeral Home) Rodney A. Dobias, age 82, of Goodman, Missouri, departed this life peacefully in the comfort of his home on Monday...
Monday, November 24, 2025

America Fernandez

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(From Buchanan Funeral Home America Salas Fernandez, age 19, of Monett, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025. She was born in Salem, Ore...
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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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