Mr. Jay Harold "Ark" Durr was born on March 3, 1950, in Magee, Mississippi, to Bobbie Nell Polk and the late Leroy Durr, Sr.  He passed away on March 30, 2018, at the age of 68 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.

He joined St. John Church of God In Christ as a young boy.  He attended school at McLaurin Attendance Center in Magee. At the age of 14, he began construction work building Jim Walter Homes.  Later on, he spent several years working at Sullivan Ready Mix in Magee and driving across the country for various trucking companies.  He enjoyed gardening and preparing different meals. These meals usually included some form of wild game prepared with vegetables and spices from his garden.

He was preceded in death by his father, Leroy Durr, Sr.; and six siblings: Leroy Durr, Jr., Gloria Jean Gibson, Jerry Morris, Patricia Ann Polk, Randy Curtis Polk and Gunter Ted Polk.

He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and praying mother, Bobbie Nell Polk; two brothers, Marcell Morris and Donald (Earnestine) Durr all of Magee; two sisters, Mae Mikell of Mendenhall and Gwendolyn Polk of Magee; three sisters-in-law, Jackie Morris of Jackson, Brenda Polk of D'Lo, and Connie Polk of Canton; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Special thanks are extended to Laura Gibson, Jackie Morris, Walter Brooks and N.C. Woodard for all the extra effort, care and love shown to Ark during his extended illness.  May the blessings of God overtake each of you.