She was born February 7, 1915 in Weatherford, Texas, a daughter of Irl Lowry and Ethyl Vance Lowry.
Mrs. Metcalf was reared and educated in Weatherford, graduating from Weatherford High School. After high school, She trained at Harmon Military Hospital in Longview to be a dental assistant and, upon graduation, worked for Dr. J. J. Goodwin in Longview.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Longview before moving to Arkansas.
Mrs. Metcalf worked in sales for Sears in Natchez, Mississippi for many years. Mrs. Metcalf later owned and operated Purse-Nal Touch in Longview.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Virginia Ann Graves; two brothers Wayne Lowry and James Lowry; and two sisters, Marion Stewart and Jo Ann Hill.
Survivors include her husband, Ike Henry Metcalf, whom she married on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948 in Longview, Texas; two sons, Jimmie Irl Graves and his wife, Dixie of Seabrook, Texas and Richard L. Metcalf of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; three grandchildren, David Gregory Graves, John Richard Graves and Marlie Graves Collini; and nine great-grandchildren, Chelsea Granero, Christopher Collini, Nicolas Collini, Amanda Graves, Lauren Graves, John Graves, Jr., Sarah Graves, Matthew Graves and Abbey Graves.
Funeral services were in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with Reverend David Moseley officiating.
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Ralph Robinson & Son
She was born February 7, 1915 in Weatherford, Texas, a daughter of Irl Lowry and Ethyl Vance Lowry.
Mrs. Metcalf was reared and educated in Weatherford, graduating from Weatherford High School. After high school, She trained at Harmon Military Hospital in Longview to be a dental assistant and, upon graduation, worked for Dr. J. J. Goodwin in Longview.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Longview before moving to Arkansas.
Mrs. Metcalf worked in sales for Sears in Natchez, Mississippi for many years. Mrs. Metcalf later owned and operated Purse-Nal Touch in Longview.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Virginia Ann Graves; two brothers Wayne Lowry and James Lowry; and two sisters, Marion Stewart and Jo Ann Hill.
Survivors include her husband, Ike Henry Metcalf, whom she married on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948 in Longview, Texas; two sons, Jimmie Irl Graves and his wife, Dixie of Seabrook, Texas and Richard L. Metcalf of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; three grandchildren, David Gregory Graves, John Richard Graves and Marlie Graves Collini; and nine great-grandchildren, Chelsea Granero, Christopher Collini, Nicolas Collini, Amanda Graves, Lauren Graves, John Graves, Jr., Sarah Graves, Matthew Graves and Abbey Graves.
Funeral services were in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with Reverend David Moseley officiating.
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