Jody

Gorman

Jody Dean Gorman, of Neosho, Missouri, departed this life on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Jody was born on October 27, 1972 in Gravette, Arkansas. He was a graduate of the McDonald County High School in Anderson, Missouri. He played and coached baseball. He was a hunter and loved the outdoors.  Restoration life center in Neosho, was so much more to Jody than a shelter it became a second family to him whom he loved and had a special place in his heart for them and he was thankful everyday for the friendship they shared.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob James and Mary Lurinda Litchfield.

Jody is survived by his mother, Vera K. Gorman; children, Alicia Thurston, Ashley Mart, Audrie Ritter and Austin Chambers; a sister, Audrey Clutter; four nephews, Bradly Gilmore, Devin Gilmore, Gage Noponen, Gunner Noponen; niece, Edie Gilmore and great nephew, Caedyn Gilmore; grandchildren, Keylee, Allen, Landon, Bentley, Mason, Gage, Blaze, Jaxson, Gracelynn, Hudson, Madilyn, Skokey and Bandit; as well as a host of other family and friends who will dearly miss him.

Memorial Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home.