Bishop Cantrell Q. Durr
Funeral services were held May 4, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Bishop Cantrell Quinteze Durr, 31, who died April 23 in Rankin County. Rev. Bobby Ray Showers officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bishop Durr was the youngest child born to David and Earnestine Durr. He touched the lives of through music and the preached word. He was just a pastor but a shepherd of souls. His sermons challenged, encouraged, and inspired.
Bishop Durr ministered beyond the pulpit, through music and his voice. His choir rehearsals were not just practice sessions, they were soul-stirring experiences. He dearly loved all his family, especially his young children, whom he was training to be gospel singers, worship leaders, and lovers of God.
He was a graduate of Lawrence County High School and attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Wesson. He married his high school sweetheart, Cheltzie Brown, and they were the proud parents of three children.
Bishop Durr accepted Christ at St. Paul Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Phillip Clark. He was baptized at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He accepted his call to the ministry at the age of 19 and preached his first sermon at Pen Oak Baptist Church, Silver Creek, in 2013. He attended theology school and obtained his Doctorate in Divinity. he was consecrated as a bishop in 2023. Bishop Durr currently served as pastor of Christian Chapel Disciples of Christ, Port Gibson, and Triumph Ministries, Prentiss, which he founded. He also assisted with Powell Ministries in Prentiss.
He was employed by Five County Transportation Senior Program as the senior aide of Prentiss. The seniors loved his tenacity and ability to broaden their horizon. He was currently employed at Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Collins.
He is survived by six children, Cailyn Durr, Caidyn Durr, Cameron Durr, all of Silver Creek; Aubrey Davis, of Oma; Trenton Bryant, of Monticello; and Gabriel Johnson of Shreveport, La.; parents, David and Earnestine Durr; six sisters, Jamelia Durr, of Hattiesburg; Shuntayia McLaurin, of Jackson; Chellette Oatis, of Oklahoma; Deondra (Troy) Edwards, of Columbia; Devonda (Tadarin) Foster, of Byram; and Trashunta Durr, of Silver Creek; four brothers, Christopher Cagins, of Columbia; Mondre’ Showers, of Silver Creek; Ontario (Yaunequa) Showers, of Tylertown; and Davion Durr, of Silver Creek; seven uncles, one aunt; one godchild, Samyia Davis; and many other relatives and friends.
