Department of Public Safety releases list of 123 killed in tornado

(The following news release was issued by the Missouri Deparment of Public Safety Tuesday night.)
Total of 123 deceased persons from Joplin tornado have been identified and their next-of-kin notified

State officials release updated list of names of individuals whose next-of- kin have received notifications of their deaths

The Missouri Department of Public Safety today announced that a total of 123 individuals have been confirmed as deceased and their next-of-kin notified following the tornado that devastated Joplin on May 22.

On Thursday, May 26, Gov. Jay Nixon directed the Missouri State Highway Patrol to assume control of notifying next-of-kin.

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, the deceased victims whose next-of-kin have received notifications of their deaths are:

Jose O. Alvarez, 59, Joplin

Maria L. Alvarez-Torres, 43, Joplin

Barbara A. Anderson, 76, Joplin

Sarah L. Anderson, 47, Joplin

William A. Anderson, 53, Joplin

Cyrus "Edward" Ash, Jr., 87, 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

Ramona M. Bridgeford, 77, Seneca

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

Teddy R. Copher, 71, Joplin

Malisa A. Crossley, 36, Joplin

Adam Darnaby, 27, Joplin

Patricia E. Dawson, 74, Joplin

Nancy E. Douthitt, 94, Joplin

Ellen Doyle, 75, Joplin

Amonda S. Eastwood, 49, 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

Dee A. Hayward, 47, Galena, Kansas

Glenn W. Holland, 59, Joplin

Lorie M. Holland, 48, Joplin

Charlotte Hopwood, 84, Joplin

Hayze Howard, 1, Webb City

Harli Howard, 5, Webb City

Thomas Russell Howard, 29, Webb City

Wendy A. Istas, 58, Joplin

Jane E. Jaynes, 86, Joplin

Melisa R. Johnson, 50, Carthage

Cheryl L. Jones, 39, Altamont, Kansas

Kathy S. Keling, 53, Joplin

James D. Kendrick, 63, Joplin

Stanley D. Kirk, 62, Joplin

Geneva Koler, 84, Joplin

Donald W. Lansaw, Jr., 31, Joplin

Bruce A. Lievens, 48, Joplin

Billie S. Little, 65, Joplin

Skyuler I. Logsdon, 1, Joplin

Christopher D. Lucas, 28, Vinita, Oklahoma

Rachel K. Markham, 31, Joplin

Nancy Martin, 52, Neosho

Jesse L. McKee, 44, Neosho

James E. McKeel, 69, Joplin

Mary L. McKeel, 64, Joplin

Randall E. Mell, 49, Joplin

Ronald D. Meyer, 64, Joplin

Lorna K. Miller, 72, 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

Mary J. Perry, 76, Joplin

James B. Peterson, 27, Joplin

John H. Petty, 37, Neosho

Hallie M. Piquard, 78, Joplin

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

Lois L. Sparks, 92, Joplin

Steven J. Stephens, 28, Joplin

Gregan D. Sweet, 59, Joplin

Kayleigh Teal, 16, Pittsburg, Kansas

Heather L. Terry, 36, Joplin

John Thomas, Jr., 40, Joplin

Sandra K. Thomas, 55, Carthage

Zachary D. Treadwell, 9, Joplin

Margaret Tuit, 92, Joplin

Michael E. Tyndall, 33, Joplin

Darian D. Vanderhoofven, 45, Joplin

Joshua D. Vanderhoofven, 1, Joplin

Miguel Vazquez-Castillo, 28, 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 those individuals confirmed as deceased as a result of the tornado, following notification of next-of-kin. The updates will be available on the department Web site, www.dps.mo.gov.