LTC (Ret) Joe Durr III

July 7, 1963 - November 5, 2016

Funeral service for LTC (Ret) Joe Durr, III, of Opelika, AL will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 12, 2016 at St. Paul AME Church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev. Willie J. Lyles will officiate. LTC (Ret) Durr passed Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the East Alabama Medical Center. Early in life he joined St. Luke CME Church. In 1981, he graduated from Auburn High School and in 1986, he graduated from Alabama A&M University. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. After twenty-one years of service, he retired from the US Army. Prior to his passing he served as the Teen Director at the Boys and Girls Club in Auburn. The family will receive family and friends this evening at 7:00 pm at the funeral home. His remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to be made to the Boys and Girls Club in his name for a scholarship. Checks can be made payable to: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lee County 1365 Gatewood Drive, Suite 221 Auburn, AL 36830 Survivors: his mother, Mary E. Durr of Opelika, AL; a sister, Vicki Durr Hatcher of Huntsville, AL; a niece, Tiffany M. Hatcher of Huntsville, AL; eight aunts, Annie Pearl Smith and Bertha S. Williams both of Auburn, AL, Mary Nell Strickland (Alfred Jackson) and Mary Liza Strickland both of Opelika, AL, Lottie Irby of New York, NY, Blanch Strickland of Tallassee, FL, Mary Helen Strickland of Atlanta, GA and Marie Pink of Columbus, GA; three uncles, Dr. Robert Bryant of Detroit, MI, Wayne (Phyllis) Strickland of Opelika, AL and Lawrence Strickland of Auburn, AL; special cousins, Tony (Loretta) Williams, Morris Welch and Joann (Jim) Dowdell all of Auburn, AL, Cyrus (Ruth) Durr of Opelika, AL and Jeanie Durr of Laurel, MD; special friends, David (Susie) Holmes and Victor Foster both of Opelika, AL and Stanley Robinson of Swansea, SC; a host of other cousins, relatives and friends.