Individual Details
Daniel O'Neal "Dan" FURR
(29 Dec 1884 - 4 Apr 1976)
Events
Families
Spouse | Caroline Sophia "Carrie" BRIETZ (1886 - 1970) |
Child | Samuel O'Neal FURR (1912 - 1970) |
Child | Nina Gertrude FURR (1916 - 2012) |
Child | Harry Lee FURR (1921 - 2012) |
Spouse | Ila Lena Ardena CORNELISON (1905 - 1987) |
Father | James Miles FURR (1847 - 1911) |
Mother | Sallie Darwin BISHOP (1855 - 1899) |
Sibling | Harry Lee FURR (1874 - 1940) |
Sibling | Charles Irwin FURR (1879 - 1884) |
Sibling | John M. FURR (1881 - 1899) |
Sibling | James Clyde FURR (1889 - 1945) |
Notes
Marriage
Dan Furr of Lonoke and Miss Carrie Brietz of Hamilton stole a march on their friends and were quietly married in Little Rock July 3rd. They did not reveal the secret to their friends and relatives, however, until a few days ago. The groom is one of Lonoke's most popular young men and holds an important position with the Lesser-Goldman Cotton Co., of Little Rock. The bride is the daughter of Dr. S. J. Brietz of Hamilton and is highly popular in that community. She also has a large circle of friends in Carlisle. The young couple will reside in Little Rock.The Carlisle Independent, Carlisle, Arkansas, August 12, 1909
Death
Daniel O'Neal Furr, 91, of 2301 NW 43, died Sunday at his home following a short illness. Services are scheduled for 10 am, Tuesday at Crown Heights United Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery directed by Guardian Midtown Funeral Home. Furr was born in Lonoke, Ark., a community named and settled by his grandfather. He retired in 1973 as regional sales director of the J. Hofert Co., a post he had held for 28 years. He received the firm's national award for salesmanship. Formerly he had been a salesman for Standard Oil Co. He was a member of the Northwest Optimist Club, the Order of the Elks and the Crown Heights United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the Navy. Survivors include his wife, Ila; a son, Harry, Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Carl W. Smith Jr., Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Deaconess Hospital.The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 5, 1976
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
2. The Carlisle Independent, Carlisle, Arkansas, August 12, 1909.
3. The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. findagrave.com.