Donnie McClurkin Shares Message for Late Sister
Pastor Donnie McClurkin recently spoke up after his family lost their sibling Cheryl "Cheri" McClurkin last Tuesday.
Two days after she passed away, the pastor and gospel singer took to his Instagram to share a heartfelt message along with an image of his sister.
"My sister ...ENJOY HEAVEN, Cheri," he wrote on Instagram.
Cheryl died from a heart attack at 4 p.m. on March 3, according to the pastor and gospel singer's representatives. Cheri, a mother of five and grandmother of nine, sang and recorded with her musically inclined family throughout the years.
"The McClurkin Family gathered together today to say farewell to sibling, Cheryl "Cheri" McClurkin who died from complications of a massive coronary heart attack..," McClurkin's representative said in a statement obtained by The Christian Post last Wednesday.
Cheri became a playwright who turned her life story into the play, "A Cry for Help," which was produced by her own company Chronic Productions. According to representatives for the McClurkin family, "the family will ensure that this play lives on in her honor."
For now, the McClurkin's are calling for prayer and privacy.
"The McClurkin Family requests prayers and privacy at this time," a statement from the McClurkins obtained by CP reads. "All cards and condolences can be forwarded to Perfecting Faith Church, 311 N. Main , Freeport, NY 11520. Details for service arrangements will be forthcoming."
Before his sister's death, Donnie was on a plane from Chicago headed to New York. He took to his Instagram page to hint about keeping his faith concerning his sister.
"BELIEVING GOD FOR A GREAT MIRACLE," McClurkin wrote. "Lets go, Cheri -!"
McClurkin sister Andrea McClurkin Mellini took to Facebook to call for prayer after Cheri's passing.
"We lost our sister today...keep my family lifted please," she wrote
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