Mount Vernon Baptist Church Westwood announced Netters death on Sunday morning. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 10:28 AM CST December 13, 2020 Updated: 10:50 PM CST December 13, 2020
Memphis pastor and civil rights leader Rev. Dr. James Netters had died.
Netters served as pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church Westwood for more than 60 years. The church confirmed Netters death Sunday morning on a Facebook post.
Mt. Vernon pastor Rev. Melvin Watkins, Junior said Netters was surrounded by his family when he died Sunday morning.
Netters worked with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior during the civil rights movement. As a member of the Memphis City Council, Netters helped to bring Dr. King to Memphis for the sanitation strike in 1968.