Belle Starr

Belle Starr

female, deceased (1889)
James-Younger gang, fromJoplin, Missouri, primary source, american civil war, American, spy…from Oklahoma, from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area
Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr (February 5, 1848 - February 3, 1889), was a famous American female outlaw.
Marlin Perkins

Marlin Perkins

male, deceased (1986)
American, cancer death, Animal attack victim, From st. louis, missouri, zoologist, Richard Marlin Perkins…fromJoplin, Missouri, From Buffalo, New York, From St. Louis
Richard Marlin Perkins (March 28, 1905 - June 14, 1986) was a zoologist, best known as a host of the television program "Mutual of Omaha's Wild...
Gabby Street

Gabby Street

male, deceased (1951)
Vaudeville performer, Major League Baseball announcer, Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, minor league baseball, from Alabama…From Huntsville, Alabama, fromJoplin, Missouri
Charles Evard "Gabby" Street, also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League...
Virgil Hill

Virgil Hill

male, 45 years old
boxer, from Bismarck, North Dakota, Cruiserweights, WBA Champion, Light-heavyweight, fromJoplin, Missouri…from the United States, From Grand Forks, North Dakota
Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964 Clinton, Missouri) is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native American heritage, who forged a solid...
Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

male, deceased (2002)
Kansas City Royals player, Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers player, Baseball commissioner, Major league catcher, Drug-related death…from Missouri, From Kansas City, fromJoplin, Missouri
Darrell Ray Porter was a former American catcher in Major League Baseball, and one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he...
Omar Knedlik

Omar Knedlik

male, deceased (1989)
American, veteran, patent, World War II, royalty, dairy queen…fromJoplin, Missouri
Omar Knedlik (1916-1989), is the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916. Knedlik was a...
Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

male, deceased (2007)
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer, Picket Fences, capital murder, Drury University, murder, the brady bunch…fromJoplin, Missouri, Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College
Robert William "Dabbs" Greer) was an American character actor who performed many diverse supporting roles in film and television for about 50...
John Olver

John Olver

male, 73 years old
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni, BS Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute 1955, Honesdale PA, living in Amherst MA, MS Tufts University, MS Tufts University 1956…fromJoplin, Missouri, from Massachusetts
John Walter Olver (born September 3 1936), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since...
Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

male, deceased (1990)
American military personnel of World War II, godparent, Priscilla Lane, Bob Cummings, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Carnegie Institute of Technology…Joplin High School, fromJoplin, Missouri
Robert Cummings (June 10, 1908 - December 2, 1990), also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor noted for his...
Gary Nodler

Gary Nodler

male, 59 years old
Republican, fromJoplin, Missouri, Missouri State Senate, Crowder College, Missouri Southern State University, Crowder College alumni…Missouri Southern State University alumni, Missouri State Senator, Missouri National Guard
Gary Nodler (born August 10, 1950) is a Missouri politician currently serving as a Republican in the Missouri State Senate, where he is Assistant...