To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1

A Time to Be Born: Katherine Carol Durr was born July 8, 1950, to Clarence and Lola Durr in Simpson County, Mississippi.

A Time to Serve: At an early age, Katherine Carol accepted Christ and became a member of St. Peter M.B. Church under the leadership of Reverend W.H. Hines.

A Time to Learn: Katherine Carol completed her early education and became a graduate of Harper Vocational High School in 1968.

A Time to Uproot: After high school, Katherine Carol moved to Chicago, Illinois, and received her diploma in Cosmetology.

A Time to Love: Katherine Carol was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Robert Williams. She later united in matrimony to Pastor Elmer Phillips in Delrio, Texas.

A Time to Work: Katherine Carol was employed with The Boeing Company for a number of years. After relocating to Crockett, Texas, she began employment with Wal-Mart Supercenter #236, where she worked until her recent health complications. Her plans were to retire and return home to Mississippi to enjoy her family and friends during her golden retirement.

A Time to Worship: Katherine Carol loved the Lord and her church family. She united with Bethel Baptist Church in Crockett, Texas under the leadership of Pastor Earl Harris and First Lady Harris.

A Time to Laugh: Katherine Carol had a very kind spirit and gentle soul. She loved to love on others. Her life was a living example of her favorite Bible verse: Ephesians 4:32—"And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ." She enjoyed being with her family and friends. She had a passion for cooking, gardening and flowers. She was the world's greatest giver with a heart of gold.

A Time to Die: Katherine Carol entered into eternal peace on Friday, January 22, 2021, at Ochsner LSU, Shreveport, Louisiana.

A Time to Mourn: She leaves to cherish her loving memory: four (4) sisters, Clara Dampier, Braxton, Mississippi, Patricia Posey and Nita (Curtis) Skiffer, both of Mendenhall, Mississippi, and Mary (James) Hardy, Lexington Kentucky; four (4) brothers, Gleen (Alyce), Charles Durr, Rickey Durr, and James (Charlene) Durr, all of Mendenhall, Mississippi; She also has one (1) adopted sister, Minnie Robertson, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; one (1) nephew whom she nurtured as her son, Andreas Durr (Oleavian), along with his children, Vitalanie, JaMelanie, DaNia and Andreas, Jr. of Hewitt, Texas; one (1) aunt, Katherine Barner of Riverdale, Georgia; two (2) sisters-in-law, Margie Durr, Mendenhall, Mississippi and Betty Richardson, Maywood, Illinois; and her adorable house and traveling companion, Peaches the Poodle.

She cherished a host of nieces, nephews, godchildren, and special cousins whom she thought of as sisters.

She is preceded in death by her loving parents, Lola and Clarence Durr; her husband, Elmer Phillips of Crockett, Texas; one (1) brother, Maurice Durr; one (1) sister, Elmaree Hubbard; her grandparents, Ed and Lizzie Durr, Robert Wilson Shanks and Charlie Walker; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.