Individual Details
William Riley FURR
(20 Jul 1902 - 2 Apr 1964)
Events
| Birth | 20 Jul 1902 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Aug 1930 | Mattie GARDNER | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 2 Apr 1964 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Mattie GARDNER (1913 - 2011) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Floyce Lillian FURR (1933 - 2008) |
| Child | Carl Ray FURR (1936 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Roland Riley FURR (1866 - 1931) |
| Mother | Mintie Magaline "Maggie" EUDY (1866 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Tiney E. FURR (1887 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Laura Jane FURR (1889 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Margaret A. FURR (1891 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Albert Farranton FURR (1893 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jessie "Josie" FURR (1895 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Dora Mae FURR (1897 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Zora Belle FURR (1898 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Clara Ann FURR (1900 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Lonnie Van FURR (1904 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Paul S. FURR (1906 - 1991) |
Notes
Death
William Riley Furr, 61-year-old resident of Route 3, Albemarle died Thursday afternoon about 3:30 after he was struck in the chest by a piece of timber at a sawmill near his home off the Concord Road several miles west of Albemarle. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Stanly County Hospital. Death was attributed to internal injuries caused by the blow. Funeral services were held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. A. T. Treece. Burial followed jin the church cemetery. Born July 20, 1902 in Stanly County, Mr. Furr was the son of the late Riley and Minnie Eudy Furr. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Mattie Gardner; two sons, Billy of Albemarle and Carl of South Carolina; three daughters, Mrs. Horace Smith and Mrs. James Dennis of Albemarle, and Miss Frances Furr of the home; 10 grandchildren; three brothers, Albert and Lonnie Furr of Albemarle, and Paul Furr of Mt. Pleasant; and three sisters, Mrs. R. H. Sington of Morganton, Mrs. H. O. Lambert and Mrs. Fred Connell of Albemarle.Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, April 7, 1964
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
3. findagrave.com.