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.
MayorTook officeLeft officeAdditional information
Joseph Casey McCrate c. 19331947He was born in Ohio. He was the father of future mayor Joseph Edward McCrate.
Joseph Edward McCrate19471953School superintendent, bank director, hospital board member. He was born in Ohio. He was the son of former mayor Joseph Casey McCrate.
A. Henry Workman19511953
Leonard Faherty Pinkley Sr.19531957
Bailey Rutledge1957c. 1960
Leeds K. Butlerc. 1960c. 1964
Joseph E. Christian19651967He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War II.
Barry L. Richardsonc. 19681969Resigned as mayor to be appointed to the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin.
Earl McCall Walker
1969Appointed, served as acting mayor. He served in U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Roy Moorec. 1971c. 1973He had been a hardware merchant for 40 years.
Barry L. Richardson1973c. 1978
Don Rone, Jr.c. 19781981He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014.
Arvil Vernell Adams19811991He served as president of the Portageville School Board, 1957–1972.
Don Rone, Jr.c. 1991c. 1995
James D. Patton, Sr.c. 1995c. 1998He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Don Dayc. 1998c. 1999He served as the second district commissioner of New Madrid County from 2005 until 2020.
Denis McCrate2012—
Floyd Simmons20152017
Denis McCrate20172019 He defeated future mayor Vince Berry in a 2017 election.
Floyd Simmons20192020 He submitted a letter of resignation in 2020, citing health-related reasons.
Vince Berry20202023
Dennis "Rodi" Walker20232025He elected into office in 2023. His grandfather Earl McCall Walker had also been mayor.
Michael Cook Jr.2025He was sworn into office when mayor Rodi Walker moved outside the city limits.