Tornado: Obituaries

Community gearing up for two-year anniversary ceremony this afternoon

With the playground full of children, it could be any other day at Joplin’s Cunningham Park, but the white tents popping up and neat rows of white chairs lined up nearby indicate something more is happening today.

Tornado: Obituaries

James E. McKeel James Edward McKeel, age 69, Joplin, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at his home as a result of injuries sustained in the tornado.
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Lantz Hare Caley Lantz Hare, age 16, of Joplin, passed away from injuries sustained in the Joplin tornado May 22, 2011.
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Daniel Wayne Shirley Daniel Wayne Shirley, age 48, of Joplin, Mo., was called to heaven on Sunday, May 22, 2011, as a result of the catastrophic tornado that hit Joplin.
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Lois L. Sparks
Lois L. Sparks, age 92, Joplin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 22, 2011, from injuries sustained in the Joplin tornado.

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Cheryl E. Rantz
Cheryl E. Rantz, 62, Carl Junction, Mo., died May 30, 2011, at Cox South in Springfield from complications of the May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado.

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Georgia "Nadine" Mulkey Georgia "Nadine" Mulkey, 91, Joplin, died June 1, 2011, at Spring River Christian Village from injuries sustained in the May 22nd tornado.
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Kayleigh S. Teal Kayleigh Savannah Teal, of Seneca, Mo., and Pittsburg, Kan., went to be with Jesus on May 22, 2011 in Joplin, Mo. She was 16.
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Hugh Odell Buttram
Hugh Odell Buttram, age 85, passed away Sunday night, May 22, 2011, after sustaining injuries from the tornado that struck Joplin that evening.

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Barbara Boyd Barbara Boyd, 87, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011.
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Jane E. Jaynes "Grandma McGee"
Jane Jaynes, age 86, of Joplin, passed away from injuries sustained in a tornado on May 22, 2011.

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