List of mayors of Portageville, Missouri
The city of Portageville, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is one of the largest cities in New Madrid County, Missouri, one of the five oldest counties in the state.
| Mayor | Took office | Left office | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Casey McCrate
|
c. 1933 | 1947 | He was born in Ohio. He was the father of future mayor Joseph Edward McCrate. |
Joseph Edward McCrate
|
1947 | 1953 | School superintendent, bank director, hospital board member. He was born in Ohio. He was the son of former mayor Joseph Casey McCrate. |
| A. Henry Workman | 1951 | 1953 | |
Leonard Faherty Pinkley Sr.
|
1953 | 1957 | |
| Bailey Rutledge | 1957 | c. 1960 | |
Leeds K. Butler
|
c. 1960 | c. 1964 | |
Joseph E. Christian
|
1965 | 1967 | He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. |
| Barry L. Richardson | c. 1968 | 1969 | Resigned as mayor to be appointed to the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin.[2] |
Earl McCall Walker
|
1969 | Appointed, served as acting mayor. He served in U.S. Navy during the Korean War. | |
Roy Moore
|
c. 1971 | c. 1973 | He had been a hardware merchant for 40 years. |
| Barry L. Richardson | 1973 | c. 1978 | (Previously served as mayor.) |
| Don Rone, Jr. | c. 1978 | 1981 | He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014. |
Arvil Vernell Adams
|
1981 | 1991 | He served as president of the Portageville School Board, 1957–1972. |
| Don Rone, Jr. | c. 1991 | c. 1995 | (Previously served as mayor.) |
| James D. Patton, Sr.[4] | c. 1995 | c. 1998 | He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.[5] |
| Don Day[6] | c. 1998 | c. 1999 | He served as the second district commissioner of New Madrid County from 2005 until 2020.[7] |
| Denis McCrate[8] | 2012 | - | |
| Floyd Simmons | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Denis McCrate[8] | 2017 | 2019 | He defeated future mayor Vince Berry in a 2017 election.[9] |
| Floyd Simmons | 2019[10] | 2020 | He submitted a letter of resignation in 2020, citing health-related reasons.[11] |
| Vince Berry[12] | 2020 | In 2020, Berry was appointed as Mayor following the resignation of Simmons. He immediately faced the significant challenge of leading the city through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, a task Berry managed with determination and resilience.[13]
In April 2021, Berry successfully secured an electoral victory, confirming his position as the city's elected leader.[14] However, Berry's term was marred by controversy when he was wrongfully impeached in March 2022. The impeachment proceedings sparked widespread debate and were a significant point of contention.[15] After a tense period, the impeachment was declared null and void during a judicial review in November 2022. As a result, He resumed his mayoral duties, much to the relief of Berry's supporters.[16] |
References[edit]
- Missouri Secretary of State official manuals
- ^ "Life Legacy: Joe E. Christian". Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Portageville Mayor to ASCS Post". Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. May 29, 1969.
- ^ "Earl M. Walker obituary". Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ Jim Grebing (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 840.
- ^ "House Resolution No. 4173" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ Julius Johnson (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000. p. 820.
- ^ "Time to retire: Day ends works as second district commissioner". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b "Helping out their community: Fisher Delta Research Center employees elected mayors of small towns". 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Portageville rejects sale tax proposal; McCrate and Adams elected". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Portageville voters reject use tax; Simmons elected mayor". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Portageville mayor resigns; Berry appointed to fill position". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Mayor & Council". Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Simmons Successor Appointed as Mayor". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Mayor Election Results 2021". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Mayor Impeached in Controversial Decision". Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Impeachment Declared Null and Void". Retrieved 2023-06-15.