List of 87 names confirmed as deceased as result of Joplin tornado

An American flag stands among the debris from homes that were destroyed by a massive tornado on May 27, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. At least 125 were killed and 232 remain missing after the EF-5 tornado ripped through the town of about …
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Posted: 05/27/2011

By: Victoria Swoboda

JOPLIN, Missouri - The Missouri Department of Public Safety has released the names of 87 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the tornado that struck Joplin on Sunday.

Joplin missing list trimmed to 105

As of 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the deceased victims whose relatives have received notifications of their deaths are:

Miguel Alvarez, 28, Joplin
Sarah L. Anderson, 47, Joplin
Grace Aquino, 46, of Joplin
Robert W. Baker, 54, Joplin
Robert E. Bateson, 45, Joplin
Dorothy T. Bell, 88, Joplin
Regina M. Bloxham, 55, Joplin
Lathe E. Bradfield, 84, Joplin
Leo E. Brown, 86, Joplin
Hugh O. Buttram, 85, Joplin
Tami L. Campbell, 28, Joplin
Arriyinnah S. Carmona, 8, Joplin
Moises Carmona-Navarro, 42, Joplin
Shante M. Caton, 10, Joplin
Trenton Caton, 6, Pierce City
Raymond Chew, 66, Joplin
Carolane J. Collins, 62 Eagle Rock
Clyde Coleman, 72, Galena, Kansas
Lois A. Comfort, 66, Webb City
Keenan K. Conger, 49, Joplin
Vicki L. Cooper, 59, Joplin
Adam Darnaby, 27, Joplin
Nancy E. Douthitt, 94, Joplin
Ellen Doyle, 75, Joplin
Richard A. Elmore, 70, Joplin
Randy E. England, 34, Neosho
Betty Fisher, 86, Joplin
Marsha A. Frost, 32, Joplin
Sebastian C. Frost, 10, Joplin
Charles K. Gaudsmith, 21, Carthage
Billie J. Gideon, 77, Joplin
Paul E. Haddock, 63, Joplin
Caley Lantz Hare, 16, Joplin
Dorothy V. Hartman, 91, Joplin
Glenn W. Holland, 60, Joplin
Charlotte Hopwood, 84, Joplin
Hayze Howard, 1, Webb City
Harli Howard, 5, Webb City
Thomas Russell Howard, 29, Webb City
Melisa R. Johnson, 50, Carthage
Cheryl L. Jones, 39, Altamont, Kansas
James D. Kendrick, 63, Joplin
Bruce A. Lievens, 48, Joplin
Rachel K. Markham, 31, Joplin
Nancy Martin, 52, Miami, Oklahoma
Jesse L. McKee, 44, Neosho
Randall E. Mell, 49, Joplin
Ronald D. Meyer, 64, Joplin
Ray Donald Miller III, 49, Joplin
Doris Montgomery, 83, Joplin
Edmond V. Mullaney, 82, Joplin
Sharyl Nelsen, 34, Joplin
William R. Norton, 18, Joplin
Dennis M. Osborn, 34, Seneca
Charles E. Oster, 77, Joplin
Shirley Ann Parker, 68, Joplin
James B. Peterson, 27, Joplin
John H. Petty, 37, Neosho
Natalia M. Puebla, 17, Neosho
Shelly Marie Ramsey, 42, Neosho
Loretta Randell, 54, Joplin
Troy Raney, 39, Joplin
Virgil T. Reid, 77, Joplin
Johnny Richey, 52, Joplin
Vicki Robertson, 66, Joplin
Keith D. Robinson, 48, Joplin
Virginia Mae Salmon, 80, Joplin
Tonya L. Sawyer, 41, Fort Scott, Kansas
Frances A. Scates, 70, Joplin
Gladys J. Seay, 83, Welch, Oklahoma
Daniel W. Shirley, 48, Joplin
Judy Smith, 71, Joplin
Nicholaus A. Smith, 23, Joplin
Shyrell L. Smith, 68, Pittsburg, Kansas
Steven J. Stephens, 28, Joplin
Kayleigh Teal, 16, Pittsburg, Kansas
Heather L. Terry, 36, Joplin
John Thomas, Jr., 40, Joplin
Sandra K. Thomas, 55, Carthage
Margaret Tuit, 92, Joplin
Michael E. Tyndall, 33, Joplin
Darian D. Vanderhoofven, 45, Joplin
Joshua D. Vanderhoofven, 1, Joplin
Miles Wells, 49, Webb City
Tiera Whitley, 20, Fulton, Kansas
Zach Williams, 12, Joplin
Charles W. Writer, 74, Joplin

The Department of Public Safety will release a daily update of the people confirmed dead. The updates are available on the department website dps.mo.gov .