Individual Details
Donald Paul FURR III
(4 Mar 1942 - 24 Apr 1971)
Paula White was born Paula Michelle Furr April 20, 1966, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Myra Joanelle and Donald Paul Furr III. Her parents owned a thriving toy and craft store, and Paula and her brother Mark had a privileged life. However, Donald and Myra Furr's marriage began to fail when Paula was five years old. Paula's mother left Tupelo and took her to Memphis. Paula's father followed with an ultimatum for Myra to give Paula to him or he would commit suicide, and Myra refused. Later that night Donald Furr killed himself by running his car into a tree. Paula's mother experienced a drastic change in socioeconomic status because of her husband's death, throwing Paula, her brother and mother into poverty.
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1942 | Mississippi | |||
| Marriage | 10 Jun 1962 | Drew, Sunflower County, MS - Living |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Nov 1963 | Montgomery County, AL - Myra Janelle MAYO | | ||
| Death | 24 Apr 1971 | Mississippi |  | ||
| Soc Sec No | 428-86-3843 | | |||
| Burial | Glenwood Cemetery, Tupelo, Lee County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Myra Janelle MAYO (1941 - 2018) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Donald Paul FURR Jr. (1921 - 1986) |
| Mother | Mary Ruth SIMS (1923 - 2017) |
| Sibling | Susan Lucille FURR (1967 - 2009) |
Notes
Death
TUPELO — Donald F. Furr, Ill, 29, co-owner of Playland Toy Store, father of David Mark Furr and Miss Pavia Furr, both of Memphis. Services were yesterday at Pegues Funeral Home with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.The Memphis Press-Scimitar, Memphis, Tennessee, April 26, 1971
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Donald P. Furr III, 29, co-owner of a toy store here, died about noon Saturday of injuries received in an automobile accident on U.S. 78.
Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 25, 1971
Endnotes
1. The Clarksdale Press Register, Clarksdale, Mississippi, April 7, 1962.
2. "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-ZCP2 : Tue Mar 05 04:20:52 UTC 2024).
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).