CHARLESTON, Mo. — Former first lady of Missouri Betty Cooper Hearnes died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, in Charleston, surrounded by her family. She served as first lady of the state of Missouri from 1965 ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. (KFVS) - Former Missouri First Lady Betty Cooper Hearnes has passed away. According to Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker, Hearnes died Thursday, December 14 at her home in ...

COLUMBIA − Former Missouri First Lady Betty Cooper Hearnes died Thursday at the age of 96. She spent her years being the political partner and trusted advisor to her husband Warren E. Hearnes, who ...

Betty Cooper Mathews of Montgomery died March 19, 2025 after a brief illness, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Stella Handly Cooper and William Roland Cooper; ...