Individual Details

Death

E. Price Furr, 50, 127 Bost Street, died unexpectedly at 9 p.m. yesterday at his home. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Furr had undergone treatment for a heart ailment but was in his usual good health Thursday and was ill for only a short time before his death. He was a foreman at Stimpson Hosiery Mills where he had been enployed (sic) for the past 26 years. Eldra Price Furr was born in Statesville on September 15, 1910, son of the late Matthew M. and Mary Sides Furr. On March 26, 1937, he was married to the former Laurine Henkel, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, William Price and Thomas Henkel Furr, both of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Fred E. Herrin of Statesville; and Mrs. Hugh Harkey and Mrs. Pharel Herlocker, both of Albemarle. Mr. Furr was an active member of Race Street Methodist Church where he was a former steward and Boy Scout committeeman. He was also active in Statesville Elks Lodge No. 1823, and was a former volunteer fireman and member of Statesville Odd Fellows. He was a veteran of World War II. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Race Street Methodist Church with Rev. John K. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Members of Wesley Fellowship and his fellow male employes (sic) at the local hosiery mill will be honorary pallbearers. The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the church building fund. The family will be at the residence and the body will remain at Nicholson Funeral Home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the service.
Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, January 27, 1961

Military

Name: Eldra P Furr
Birth Year: 1910
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Iredell
Enlistment Date: 16 Dec 1943
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Carburetor Specialist
Marital Status: Married
Height: 11
Weight: 014