Mayor of Dexter, Missouri

The city of Dexter, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is the largest city in Stoddard County, Missouri.

Mayor

Took office

Left office

Additional information

Charles E. Stokes

  • (1852-1943)

C. A. Crane

c. 1917-1918

Thomas J. Ross

  • (1897-1971)

c. 1944

1946

Gilbert G. Hill, Sr.

  • (1896-1954)

1946

1948

President of the company bearing his name.

Roy Kilmer

  • (c.1904-1963)

1948

c. 1952

He worked in the insurance industry and was city collector before becoming mayor.

Thomas J. Ross

  • (1897-1971)

c. 1952

1956

(He previously served as mayor.)

Gilbert G. Hill, Jr.

  • (died 2002)

1956

1957

During World War II, he served in the Pacific aboard the USS Quincy.

Thomas J. Ross

  • (1897-1971)

c. 1957

1964

(He previously served as mayor.)

Rev. Dr. Melvin Gainer, Jr.

  • (1920-2003)

1964

1966

He was an expert rifleman who landed at Utah Beach during D-Day and became the last-surviving scout for General Patton. Gainer also worked for Gen. Eisenhower in Versailles and earned many military honors. He became a jeweler and a Southern Baptist minister after the war.

Wilis Conner

  • (1919-2004)

1966

c. 1996

He served as mayor for AbOUT 30 years.

Myra Pritchett

c. 1996

c. 2000

John Pruitt

2002

Joe Weber

2002

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References

  • Missouri Secretary of State official manuals
  • Charles E. Stokes,
  • Thomas J. Ross,
  • Gilbert G. Hill, Sr.,
  • Wilis Conner,