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Death

Services for Deborah Kate Garvin Furr of Brookhaven are 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Easthaven Baptist Church with burial in Riverwood Memorial Park. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation is Monday from 5-9 p.m., at the church. Mrs. Furr, 51, died Dec. 6, 2003, in Lincoln County. She was born in Masonite Hospital in Laurel on March 19, 1952, to Ernest Garvin and Edna McLaughlin Garvin. She was a former nurse with St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson, King's Daughter Hospital, the State Department of Health, the State Department of Mental Health and Brook Manor Nursing Home. She was a graduate of Watkins High School in Laurel, and St. Dominic's School of Nursing in Jackson. She was an avid fisherman and hunter. At an early age, she made a profession of faith at Highland Baptist Church and continued to serve the Lord throughout her life. Friends, family and those in need could always count on her to help with weddings, food or decorations. She was a dedicated parent at Brookhaven Academy. Preceding her in death were her grandparents, Norman and Nancy McLaughlin, and Ellison and Maudie Garvin. Survivors are her parents, Ernest and Edna Garvin of Laurel; her husband of 29 years, Robert "Bobby" Furr of Brookhaven; her daughter, Katie Furr of Brookhaven; her sons, Chris Furr of Huntsville, Texas, and Cliff Furr of Hattiesburg; her sister and brother-in-law, Lynne Garvin Blackledge and J.M. of Laurel; her brother and sister-in-law, Steve Garvin and Cindy of Laurel; her father- and mother-in-law, Fred and Faye Furr of Brookhaven; her sisters-in-law and their husbands, Lisa Burt and Van of Brookhaven, and Ann Frazier and Joe of Dallas, Texas; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and close friends. Memorials may be made to Easthaven Baptist Church Building Fund.
The Daily Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi, December 08, 2003

Woman dies in hunting accident
By: Kim Windmiller December 08, 2003
A Brookhaven woman died Saturday from an apparent hunting accident, according to authorities. Debbie Furr, 51, of 1505 Nola Road, was found dead in a wooded area near her residence by her husband, Bobby Furr, said Lincoln County Coroner-Medical Examiner Clay McMorris. "She went hunting about 7:45 a.m.," McMorris said, and when her husband couldn't contact her later, he became worried. Bobby Furr took off work and went to the area where his wife was hunting, McMorris said. He found her dead of a gunshot wound to the upper body, said McMorris. "It's always sad this time of year during hunting season to have a fatality," said McMorris. Mrs. Furr was pronounced dead at the scene around 2 p.m. by McMorris. An autopsy was performed Sunday and the investigation is still ongoing. Brookhaven Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary is on page 3 of today's newspaper.
The Daily Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi, December 8, 2003