Doug was loved by his family and so many friends. He drew people to him with his quick wit and friendly smile. Always up to something, he loved life, and lived it to the fullest. Life was to enjoy.
Doug died in a motorcycle accident on his way home after visiting friends in Joplin. His sudden death devastated his small town. Friends gathered, speechless, not believing that Doug was gone. The group was never the same without Doug and his fun loving way. He was too young, with so much life left to live.
We will see you again, Doug.
JASPER MAN DIES
A young Jasper man was fatally injured late Friday in Jasper County.
Dead is Douglas J. McCorkle, 23, Jasper.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at McCune-Brooks Hospital, where he was taken after a collision at 11:30 p.m. two miles south of Jasper on U.S.71.
State troopers said McCorkle was the operator of a motorcycle which was northbound at alleged high speed when it hit the rear of a northbound tractor-trailer rig driven by William K. Homan, 55, Lee's Summit.
They said Homan was not injured.
Funeral arrangements for McCorkle are pending at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, who are in Germany where the father is stationed with the armed services, and a sister Mrs. Kimberly Adams, Jasper.
Taken from The Carthage Press, August 9, 1986
Obituary from The Carthage Press
DOUGLAS McCORKLE
Jasper-Services for Douglas Jim McCorkle, 23, 407 N. Main St., who was killed 11:30 p.m. Friday in a motorcycle-truck accident on Highway 71, two miles south of Jasper, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Sid Allsbury, minister, will officiate, with burial in Park Cemetery.
The casket will be closed at all times.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Jasper Area Ambulance District.
Mr. McCorkle was born Aug. 29. 1962, in Carthage. He was a student at Missouri Southern State College and was employed at J.C. Penny at the Northpark Mall in Joplin.
Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mac McCorkle, with the U.S. Government in Croughton, England; a sister Kimberly McCorkle Adams, Jasper; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCorkle, Jasper; maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Jasper, and a great-grandmother Mamie Henson, Jasper.
Doug died in a motorcycle accident on his way home after visiting friends in Joplin. His sudden death devastated his small town. Friends gathered, speechless, not believing that Doug was gone. The group was never the same without Doug and his fun loving way. He was too young, with so much life left to live.
We will see you again, Doug.
JASPER MAN DIES
A young Jasper man was fatally injured late Friday in Jasper County.
Dead is Douglas J. McCorkle, 23, Jasper.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at McCune-Brooks Hospital, where he was taken after a collision at 11:30 p.m. two miles south of Jasper on U.S.71.
State troopers said McCorkle was the operator of a motorcycle which was northbound at alleged high speed when it hit the rear of a northbound tractor-trailer rig driven by William K. Homan, 55, Lee's Summit.
They said Homan was not injured.
Funeral arrangements for McCorkle are pending at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, who are in Germany where the father is stationed with the armed services, and a sister Mrs. Kimberly Adams, Jasper.
Taken from The Carthage Press, August 9, 1986
Obituary from The Carthage Press
DOUGLAS McCORKLE
Jasper-Services for Douglas Jim McCorkle, 23, 407 N. Main St., who was killed 11:30 p.m. Friday in a motorcycle-truck accident on Highway 71, two miles south of Jasper, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Sid Allsbury, minister, will officiate, with burial in Park Cemetery.
The casket will be closed at all times.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Jasper Area Ambulance District.
Mr. McCorkle was born Aug. 29. 1962, in Carthage. He was a student at Missouri Southern State College and was employed at J.C. Penny at the Northpark Mall in Joplin.
Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mac McCorkle, with the U.S. Government in Croughton, England; a sister Kimberly McCorkle Adams, Jasper; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCorkle, Jasper; maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Jasper, and a great-grandmother Mamie Henson, Jasper.
Doug was loved by his family and so many friends. He drew people to him with his quick wit and friendly smile. Always up to something, he loved life, and lived it to the fullest. Life was to enjoy.
Doug died in a motorcycle accident on his way home after visiting friends in Joplin. His sudden death devastated his small town. Friends gathered, speechless, not believing that Doug was gone. The group was never the same without Doug and his fun loving way. He was too young, with so much life left to live.
We will see you again, Doug.
JASPER MAN DIES
A young Jasper man was fatally injured late Friday in Jasper County.
Dead is Douglas J. McCorkle, 23, Jasper.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at McCune-Brooks Hospital, where he was taken after a collision at 11:30 p.m. two miles south of Jasper on U.S.71.
State troopers said McCorkle was the operator of a motorcycle which was northbound at alleged high speed when it hit the rear of a northbound tractor-trailer rig driven by William K. Homan, 55, Lee's Summit.
They said Homan was not injured.
Funeral arrangements for McCorkle are pending at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, who are in Germany where the father is stationed with the armed services, and a sister Mrs. Kimberly Adams, Jasper.
Taken from The Carthage Press, August 9, 1986
Obituary from The Carthage Press
DOUGLAS McCORKLE
Jasper-Services for Douglas Jim McCorkle, 23, 407 N. Main St., who was killed 11:30 p.m. Friday in a motorcycle-truck accident on Highway 71, two miles south of Jasper, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Sid Allsbury, minister, will officiate, with burial in Park Cemetery.
The casket will be closed at all times.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Jasper Area Ambulance District.
Mr. McCorkle was born Aug. 29. 1962, in Carthage. He was a student at Missouri Southern State College and was employed at J.C. Penny at the Northpark Mall in Joplin.
Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mac McCorkle, with the U.S. Government in Croughton, England; a sister Kimberly McCorkle Adams, Jasper; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCorkle, Jasper; maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Jasper, and a great-grandmother Mamie Henson, Jasper.
Doug died in a motorcycle accident on his way home after visiting friends in Joplin. His sudden death devastated his small town. Friends gathered, speechless, not believing that Doug was gone. The group was never the same without Doug and his fun loving way. He was too young, with so much life left to live.
We will see you again, Doug.
JASPER MAN DIES
A young Jasper man was fatally injured late Friday in Jasper County.
Dead is Douglas J. McCorkle, 23, Jasper.
He was pronounced dead upon arrival at McCune-Brooks Hospital, where he was taken after a collision at 11:30 p.m. two miles south of Jasper on U.S.71.
State troopers said McCorkle was the operator of a motorcycle which was northbound at alleged high speed when it hit the rear of a northbound tractor-trailer rig driven by William K. Homan, 55, Lee's Summit.
They said Homan was not injured.
Funeral arrangements for McCorkle are pending at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, who are in Germany where the father is stationed with the armed services, and a sister Mrs. Kimberly Adams, Jasper.
Taken from The Carthage Press, August 9, 1986
Obituary from The Carthage Press
DOUGLAS McCORKLE
Jasper-Services for Douglas Jim McCorkle, 23, 407 N. Main St., who was killed 11:30 p.m. Friday in a motorcycle-truck accident on Highway 71, two miles south of Jasper, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Ulmer Funeral Home.
Sid Allsbury, minister, will officiate, with burial in Park Cemetery.
The casket will be closed at all times.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Jasper Area Ambulance District.
Mr. McCorkle was born Aug. 29. 1962, in Carthage. He was a student at Missouri Southern State College and was employed at J.C. Penny at the Northpark Mall in Joplin.
Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mac McCorkle, with the U.S. Government in Croughton, England; a sister Kimberly McCorkle Adams, Jasper; paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McCorkle, Jasper; maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Jasper, and a great-grandmother Mamie Henson, Jasper.
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