Civil Rights Leader George Metcalfe’s Obituary

He was the president of the Natchez branch of the NAACP when
he survived an attempted assassination by the KKK. His car was bombed by the
Klan on Aug. 27, 1965.

George Metcalfe’s obit appeared in the April 27 – May 3, 1989, issue of The Monroe Dispatch (click on image to enlarge)

I finally have a copy of civil rights leader George
Metcalfe’s obituary that appeared in the April 27 – May 3, 1989, issue of The Monroe
Dispatch (Monroe, La.). I am grateful to Rebecca Wolfe of Ouachita Parish
Public Library for her assistance in making this information available.

I learned of the obit’s publication through
FindaGrave.com. In the interest of clarity for the readers of this page, I’m
writing it out in the space below.

Homegoing Services for Bro. George Metcalfe

During the integration crisis during the ‘60s, Brother
George Metcalfe marched side by side in Mississippi with the Evers Brothers
Charles and the late Medgar Evers according to Dispatch sources.

Brother Metcalfe was funeralized in the Peter Rock
Baptist Church on Tuesday, April 25, Rev. F. D. Nash officiated. Brother
Metcalfe’s homegoing was unexpected Friday, April 21, 1989 at his residence at
2117 Evans Ave.

Bro. Metcalfe leaves to cherish his memories four
daughters: Georgia Lue Miller, Lottie Arnold, Bobbie Jean Gilbert, all of Los
Angeles, Beatrice Smith, Wisner, La.; one son: Jimmy Metcalfe, Los Angeles,
Ca.: 5 sisters: Earnestine Metcalfe, Florence Metcalfe, Martha Harris, of
Monroe, La., Bertha Brass, Wisner, La., Barbara Gibson, Los Angeles, Ca.: 10
grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.