CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MRS. ARDATH “SUE” HUTCHINS MCQUIRTER

Ardath “Sue” Hutchins McQuirter was born to the late Hattie J. and Frank Hutchins, Jr. on November 23, 1944 in Jackson, Mississippi. She was the younger of two daughters born to this union. Sue went Home to be with the Lord on June 9, 2014.

Sue attended Saint Monica Catholic School in Gary, Indiana, later transferring to Holy Ghost Catholic School in Jackson, Mississippi, where she graduated as valedictorian of her class. She attended Tougaloo College in Mississippi where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her marriage to James C. McQuirter, Sr. sealed a bond of love between them, and the lasting joy of their union was shared by their families and all who encountered them.

While Sue accepted Christ at a very young age and faithfully served her church, family and community for many years, her passion was to be an encourager. She perfected the art of loving others, insisting that they do all that they could do to reach their maximum potential and achieve their goals. She wanted everyone to know the joy of love for God and for each other.

As a 20-year member of New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Sue served as lead teacher for the Adult Women’s Sunday School Class, taught Vacation Bible School and was a coordinator of the Women’s Choir. Ardath Sue Hutchins McQuirter was a Christian woman, Church Deaconess, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Golden (50-year) Soror, business woman, faithful wife, caring mother, loving
grandmother, avid reader, solver of crossword puzzles, mentor and friend, and we are honored to remember her as “Sue”.

Together, Sue and her sister, Frankie H. Lee, established the Hattie Jones Hutchins Endowed Scholarship Fund for qualifying students at Tougaloo College. The fund was eponymously named to honor the memory of their beloved mother, the late Hattie Jones Hutchins.

With her husband, James, Sue was among the initial organizers of the Katherine Murriel Education Fund, Inc. (KMEF) public charity. Since 1994, KMEF has contributed Bibles to high school graduates, awarded college scholarships and grants, and assisted community organizations with scholarship programs.

Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Hattie and Frank Hutchins, Jr. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, James McQuirter, Sr.; sons, James Jr., Clifford (Fran), Craig and Marcus (Brandy) McQuirter; grandchildren, Alexander, Brandon, Olivia, Ezra, Chloe, Hannah and Kaia; her double sis (sister and Soror), Frankie H. Lee (Jem H.) of Oakland, California; numerous cousins, nephews and nieces; and a host of family members mainly in Gary, Indiana and Jackson (Central), Mississippi.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Ardath Sue Hutchins McQuirter’s name to the Hattie Jones Hutchins Endowment Fund, Tougaloo College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 500 West County Line Road, Tougaloo, MS 39174, or https://donate.tougaloo.edu/donation/ (select 1869 Annual Fund in memory of Ardath Sue Hutchins McQuirter), or to the Katherine Murriel Education Fund, NMZCU, P. O. Box 742256, Dallas, TX 75374, or https://www.crowdrise.com/kmef.