ST. LOUIS — A public memorial service recently held at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis brought together hundreds to honor the life and legacy of former United States Senator and Missouri First Lady, Jean Carnahan. The event saw an overwhelming turnout, with many attendees spilling into the overflow areas, all gathered to pay […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents on Wednesday mourned the death of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the state’s first female U.S. senator when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death. The Missouri state House held a moment of silence to mark Carnahan’s Tuesday death at age 90. Her […]
Jean Carnahan, the first Missouri woman to serve in the U.S. Senate and a former Missouri first lady, died Tuesday. She was 90. Carnahan died peacefully after a brief illness, a spokesperson for the family said in a statement. “Mom passed peacefully after a long and rich life,” her family said. “She was a fearless […]
Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri after she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. She was 90. Carnahan, a Democrat, was appointed to the Senate in 2001 after the posthumous election of her husband, Gov. Mel Carnahan, and she served until 2002. […]