The city of Caruthersville, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is the county seat of Pemiscot County, Missouri.
| Mayor | Took office | Left office | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Bennett Dillon Crowe
|
He was born across the Mississippi River in or close to nearby Newbern, Tennessee. In 1892, he entered medical college in connection with the Memphis Hospital and graduated in three years. After practicing medicine for four years in Tennessee, he began a medical practice in Caruthersville. His office was on Ward Street. | ||
Henry Clay Garrett
|
c. 1912 | He was born in Evansville, Indiana. | |
William Dyer Byrd, Sr.
|
1915 | 1922 | He worked in the insurance business. |
William Dyer Byrd, Sr.
|
1942 | 1958 | (He previously served as mayor.)[1] |
Benjamin Franklin Rogers
|
1958 | 1970 | He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. |
William L. Inman
|
1970 | 1974 | He later moved to Blytheville, Little Rock, and Heber Springs, Arkansas. |
Benjamin Franklin Rogers
|
1974 | 1986 | (He previously served as mayor.) |
Rickey Lee Davis
|
1994 | 1998 | He was killed in a house fire[2] |
Betsy Diane Sayre
|
1986 | c. 1994 | Teacher and certified in school administration. |
Rickey Lee Davis[3]
|
c. 1994 | c. 1998 | He was killed in a house fire in July 2014.[2]
(He previously served as mayor.) |
Betsy Diane Sayre[4]
|
c. 1998 | c. 2009 | (She previously served as mayor) |
Rickey Lee Davis
|
April 2014 | July 2014[2] | He was killed in a house fire in July 2014.[2]
(He previously served as mayor.) |
| Sue Grantham | 2014 | 2015 | She was appointed mayor after the previous mayor was killed. |
| Mike McGraw | 2015[5] | 2018[6] | |
| Sue Grantham | 2018 | (She previously served as mayor.) |
References
- Missouri Secretary of State official manuals
- ^ "PoliticalGraveyard.com, Buttery to Byrn". Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ a b c d "Services set for Caruthersville mayor killed in house fire". Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ Jim Grebing (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 818.
- ^ Julius Johnson (ed.). Official Manual State of Missouri 1999-2000. p. 800.
- ^ "New mayor elected for Caruthersville". Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "2018 Missouri Municipal Elections". Retrieved 2021-01-19.
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