Doyle Wayne Durr, Sr.

Doyle Wayne Durr, Sr., 81, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, while in a local hospital, with his loving family at his side.

Born in Powhatan, Louisiana to Mike Benjamin and Mildred Mae Adcock Durr, Mr. Durr grew up in north Louisiana. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, and later moved to the Lake Charles area in 1955. Mr. Durr, affectionately known to many as Coach Durr, was a teacher, coach and principal for the Calcasieu Parish School Board for 22 years, retiring in 1976. He was also the owner of Century 21 Southwest Real Estate for many years. He was active in many educational and real estate organizations throughout the years. Later in his retirement years he enjoyed working at Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Durr was a loyal and devoted member of Trinity Baptist Church.

He cherished spending time with his precious family, his adoring cat Abbie and his loving friends. It was also known that he was the Unofficial hugger by all who knew him.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 56 years, Hilda Grappe Durr of Lake Charles; sons, Doyle Wayne Durr, Jr. and wife Kim of Mandeville and Francis Michael Durr and wife Beatrice, also of Lake Charles; daughter, Varina Ann Durr Boudreaux and husband Richard of Eugene, Oregon; two brothers, Kerry Leon Durr and wife Neval of Moss Bluff and Don Aaron Durr and wife Geneva of Shreveport; five grandchildren, Alissa, Ryan and Kevin Durr, Jordan and Mason Boudreaux and two step grandchildren Melinda Rhodes and Johnny Young; and two step great grandchildren, Brandon and Brooke Rhodes.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by his sister, Glenda Faye Durr Covey.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Home. Rev. Steve James will officiate. Interment will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Beulah Cemetery in Marthaville, Louisiana, with military honors. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Thursday from 5 until 8 p.m. and on Friday from 11 a.m. until service time.

The family would like to express their grateful appreciation for the compassionate care given their beloved Wayne over the past few years to Dr. Michael Bergeron, Dr. Percival Kane, Dr. Michael Turner, Anna Landry, Oncology and ICU Nurses of LCMH, and his beloved EMMA Sunday School class at Trinity Baptist Church.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.