Duncan Gray Jr., Episcopal civil rights leader, dies at 89
Duncan Montgomery Gray Jr., an Episcopal priest who took risky stands for integration and endured a beating for the cause, died at age 89 at his home in Jackson on July 15, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.
He was a parish pastor from 1953 to 1974, and then Episcopal bishop of Mississippi until 1993, the diocese reported.
In addition to backing integration, Gray supported women in ordained ministry and worked for gender equality among laypeople serving on vestries and committees, according to the diocese.
