Rev. McQuirter Sr.

McQuirter, Sr., a retired pastor and community leader passed into the glorious presence of the Lord on Monday, September 10 at his home. Born October 6, 1921, he was the only son and third child born to the late Wroten and Albirda Shelby McQuirter. He united with the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of the Rev. Bruce Gerald.
On June 8, 1941, he married Annie Mae Murriel and to this union, nine children were born. He served as pastor of the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Clinton, MS (1957-1988); Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Bolton, MS (1960-1962); St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, Jackson, MS (1965-2002); and Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Terry, MS (1967-2004).
The family that he loved dearly survives him: his wife and best friend, Annie Mae Murriel McQuirter; their daughter, Dr. Limmie (Henry) Flowers of Clinton, MS; their eight sons, Robert (Shirley) McQuirter of Peoria, IL, James (Ardath Sue) McQuirter of Dallas, TX, Dr. Wroten McQuirter, Jr. of Marion, IL, Dr. Joseph (Dorothy) McQuirter of Los Angeles, CA, Paul (Louise) McQuirter of Rochester, MI, Rev. Dwight McQuirter, Esq. of Memphis, TN, Gerald (Wendy) McQuirter of Chicago, IL, and Rev. Darrel McQuirter of Clinton, MS; seventeen grandsons, Brian McQuirter Vincent (Tanesha) McQuirter, James Jr. McQuirter, Clifford (Fran) McQuirter, Craig McQuirter, Marcus (Brandy) McQuirter, Dr. Julian (Dr. Ivy) McQuirter, Capt. Wroten McQuirter III (Chong Sun), Roderick McQuirter, Joseph (Lisa) McQuirter, Keith McQuirter, Joel McQuirter, Phillip McQuirter, Jordan McQuirter, Dontavius Lewis, Anthony McQuirter and Quincy McQuirter; eight granddaughters, Erin McQuirter, Sherri Flowers, Esq., Kriste Flowers, Shimika (Tahir) Davis, Rhonda (George, Esq.) Pitchford, Esq., Nakesha McQuirter, Pilar McQuirter; eight great-grandsons; four great-granddaughters; his brothers, J. B. Shelby (Josie) of Clinton, MS, Earl Chaffer (Willie Mae) of Jackson, MS; his sisters, Lemmie Milton and Ada T. Ellis of Jackson, MS; his sister-in-law, Bettie Anderson of Chicago, IL; church families at Pleasant Green, Salem, St. Matthews, St. Mark; and a host of sons in the gospel, nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and neighbors.