Thomas Richard Logan, affectionately known as Tom or Uncle Tom, age 62 of Joplin, Missouri, passed away at 10:09 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born November 27, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Richard Edward and Mary Martha ‘Marty’ (Morgan) Logan.
Tom was a 1980 graduate of Pascagoula High School in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He then followed his father and served his country in the United States Marine Corps. Tom was a long-time employee of the Jackson County Mississippi Highway Department and most recently was a dump truck driver for Asbell Companies in Carl Junction, Missouri. Tom took great pride in driving his truck and loved the independence it gave him.
Tom was a talented artist, often sharing his artwork with friends and family and even helping illustrate a niece’s writing project. Tom was a life-long Oklahoma Sooner football fan and in the last several years developed a love for the Alabama Crimson Tide as well. Tom attended Racine Christian Church and was a proud member of the Choctaw Nation.
Tom never knew a stranger and would give you the shirt off his back. He frequented the Waffle House and the Iron Skillet restaurants to hang out and visit with people. He always was ready with a sarcastic remark or corny joke.
Tom loved his friends and family. He is survived by his two sisters, Beth Herring, New Orleans, Louisiana and Laura (Trent) Walker, Carthage, Missouri; two stepdaughters, Kim Dodson, Lucedale, Mississippi and Christy Masseur, Evansville, Indiana; six nieces, one nephew, and numerous friends and coworkers.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, Dr. Lowell and Isabella Morgan and Walter and Evelyn Logan; and niece Cassi Walker.
Per his wishes Thomas has been cremated. A celebration of his life for family, friends and co-workers will be held December 15 from 3 – 5 P.M. at Zinc Coffee in Joplin, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park of Joplin, MO.