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Joplin tornado's death toll at 153, city says
The death toll from the tornado that devastated much of Joplin, Missouri, on May 22 has risen to 153, the city said Monday.
The count includes one person who died as a result of a rare fungal infection contracted after the person was injured by the tornado, Jasper County Coroner Rob Chappel said. Two other people who died also had the infection, but in those cases, injuries from the tornado were the primary causes of death, Chappel said Monday.
Also included in the toll is Riverside police Officer Jefferson Taylor, who was struck by lightning the day after the twister. Taylor, one of the many emergency personnel from outside Joplin who assisted the city, would not have been on duty there were it not for the tornado, Chappel said.
The previous death toll, reported last week, was 151.
The tornado cut a path of destruction nearly 14 miles long - nearly 7 miles of which were in city limits - and up to 1 mile wide. The southwest Missouri city has a population of about 50,000.
More than 9,200 residents of Jasper and Newton counties have filed for federal assistance, the city said.
The following are the names of the 153 victims:
Jose Alveraz
Ma De Lourdes Alverez-Torres
Barbara Anderson
Sarah Anderson
William Anderson
Grace Aquino
Dale Arsenault
Cyrus Ash
Bruce Baillie
Robert M. Baker
Robert E. Bateson
Dorothy Bell
Regina Bloxham
Barbara Boyd
Lathe E. Bradford
Romona Bridgeford
Leo E. Brown
Hugh Odell Buttram
Tami Campbell
Moises N. Carmona
Arriyinnah Carmona
Shante Caton
Trenton Caton
Raymond Chew
Clyde Coleman
Carolane Collins
Lois A. Comfort
Keenan K. Conger
Vicki Cooper
Teddy Copher
Malisa Crosley
Adam Darnaby
Patricia Dawson
Michael Dennis
Nancy Douthitt
Ellen Doyle
Faith Dunn
Amanda Eastwood-Pryor
Richard Elmore
Randy Edward England
Mark L. Farmer
Ida Finley
Betty Joe Fisher
Robert Fitzgerald
Rick E. Fox
Marsha Frost
Sebastian Frost
Charles Gaudsmith
Billy Gideon
Robert Griffin
Stephen Haack-Stephens
Paul E. Haddock
Johnna Hale
Leola Hardin
Caley Lantz Hare
Dorthoy Hartman
Deann Hayward
Judy R. Head
Kenneth J. Henson
Glenn Holland
Lorie Holland
Charlotte Hopwood
Harli Howard
Hayze Howard
Russell T. Howard
Iona Hull
Wendy A. Istas
Jane Jaynes
Melissa Johnson
Cheryl L. Jones
Kathy Keling
James Kendrick
Abraham Khoury
Stanley Kirk
Geneva Koler
Tedra Kuhn
Donald Lansaw
Bruce Lievens
Billie Sue Little
Skyler Logson
Christopher Lucas
Patricia Mann
Rachel Markham
Nancy A. Martin
Jesse L. McKee
James McKeel
Mary McKeel
Ladonna S. McPurdy
Randall Mell
Angelina A. Menapace
Ronald D. Meyer
Lorna K. Miller
Ray Donald Miller
Suzanne M. Mock
Doris M. Montgomery
Edith L. Moore
Esterlita Moore
Sally Moulton
Georgia N. Mulkey
Edmund Mullaney
Sharyl Nelson
William Norton
Dennis Osborne
Charles Oster
Shirley Parker
Nicole Parrish
Mary Perry
James Benjamin John Peterson
Anna Pettek
John Petty
Hallie Piquard
Natalie Puebla
Shelly Ramsey
Lorretta L. Randell
Troy Raney
Cheryl Rantz
Darlene Ray
Virgil T. Reid
Johnny Richey
Vicki Robertson
Cayla Robinson
Keith Robinson
Margaret E. Rowe
Virginia Salmon
Thomas Sarino
Tanya Sawyer
Fracis Scates
Gladys Seay
Dan Shirley
Judy L. Smith
Luther Smith
Nicholas Smith
Shyrell Smith
Lois L. Sparks
Betty Stogsdill
Ralph Stover
Gregan Sweet
Jefferson (Jeff) Taylor
Kayleigh Teal
Heather Terry
John R. Jr. Thomas
Sandra Thomas
Zach Treadwell
Margaret A. Tutt
Michael E. Tyndall
Darian Vanderhoofen
Joshua D. Vanderhoofen
Miguel Vazquez-Castillo
Miles D. Wells
Tiera Whitley
Douglas Williams
Zach Williams
Charles Writer
My heart goes out to each and every one of the victims and their families.
Condolences to them all.
A very respectful tribute, CNN. It's nice that they were all recognized individually by name. Good job.
My thoughts go out to the families that are rebuilding their lives after such loss and devastation.
Condolences to all. RIP. My thoughts go out the families rebuilding their lives on their own without the help of the near bankrupt state nor the Republican led Congress who is bent on not allowing federal dollars and FEMA to lend any kind of a hand, according to House leader Eric Cantor. You families are on your own and only the local volunteers in your communities to rely upon for the very first time in history. We all know you voted Republican, if you do again in 2012, may you get the proverbial "shame on you".
Shame on you for a political rant chairmanbuzz.
@chairmanbuzz – Not everyone in Joplin is republican. I know they are the majority but there a some of us who are democrats. Why is this such an issue in such a time of need? If you could see the devastation first hand you wouldn't give a crap about someone's political affiliation.
The destruction in Joplin is something no person should ever have to experience (no matter your political views – chairmanbuzz i feel sorry for you!). Events like these show the true nature of Americans and how they will ALWAYS be there to lend a helping hand. My heart goes out to all those families who lost loved ones. My God be with you all!
Don't forget those who will or has kicked the bucket from the stress and strain of dealing with the drama.
Sorry to everyone that lost thier loved ones and to who lost their homes i feel bad because when mass was hit with tornados i saw the devastion of other people homes where gone i also thank god for spearing my familys lives and homes but feel for those who lost theirs you never know what will happen so i live one day at a time and live life to the fullest i also know of someone who lost thier home on june 1st old lady and she has nothing now
may god help those them i usually never say this im not very big on religion but the best thing that could be done for them is prayer.
Sry for all the lost I hope the best for all the rest.also like to say to all those who are talking about gov.problems on here not the time or place .i wish u all the best from the bottom of my heart god bless u all
Our prayers go out to all the families that has been affected by the tornado. We send our deepest sympathy to those who lost loved ones. We feel your pain here in KCMO.
The whole nation stands with you Joplin, and will support you as the rebuilding begins, as the healing commences.
I bless everyone that has endured this unforgetable time! MAY U BE BLESSED WITH STRENGTH & ENDURANCE. MAY THE LIGHT, LOVE, & HOPE GUIDE EVERYONE THROUGH THIS. Know that u are in peoples hearts across the nation. GOD BLESS EVERY1 of u!
It is impossible to see this list of the deceased without tears. I pray for them, their families, their friends, & the whole community. May their loved ones find comfort & the strength to carry on. Hold fast to each other in this time of disaster & know that millions of people feel for your loss & care about Joplin.
Sorry for the lose to everyone in joplin are thoughts and prayers are with each family as the begin to start over with there lives
I am from Florida and just spent two weeks in Joplin providing aid with Catholic Charities. After touring the devastation I am surprised that the death toll is so low. What I find to be very disheartening is when I look at the list of names there are very few multiple last names. This means that most of the people who died left a family to grieve for them. While there I met many people who were injured and recounted stories of watching their loved ones pass or finding their loved ones afterward. These people have been left to deal with their own personal disaster and my heart and my prayers go out to the victims left behind.
Jon, I appreciate your work with Catholic Charities. Regarding what you said about there not being a lot of repeated last names – with this number of fatalities, wouldn't it be equally sad if there were several repeats, i.e. families getting wiped out? No matter how you slice it, it's a tragedy.
Thank you for listing their names, CNN, although there are a number of typos that I'm pretty sure aren't just unusual name spellings; you might want to double-check names like "Fracis" or "Dorthoy" or the one where "Jr." appears before the last name. Regardless, I hope all these individuals rest in peace and their families eventually find peace themselves. What a sad situation. May everyone in Joplin (and all those elsewhere) who suffered through this horrendous tornado season have the strength to deal with it and keep on going.
Agreed - even the baby who made news around the world and whose name was everywhere for a while, Skuyler Logsden, was misspelled.
Yes! We must pay our respects to the victims but when president Obama visited Joplin a few weeks ago to pay his respects and lend moral and financial support, republican business owners wrote on a demolished building "Obama Go Home." Yes, some people will never learn because they're just born bigots and racists. No, president Obama didn't come to Joplin to play politics but some of the people of Joplin ignored the victims of Joplin to play dirty politics. Just keep that in mind.
Hold tight to memories for comfort, lean on your friends for strength and always remember how much you are cared about these lost souls.