Individual Details
Floyd Calvin FURR
(24 Nov 1892 - 23 Jun 1970)
Concord, March 26.-- Floyd Furr, son of Philas Furr, fell from the Norfolk and Southern trestle over the high fill in No. 10 Township yesterday and was seriously injured. Mr. Furr was rolling a wheel barrow over the trestle, when he accidentally slipped and fell off the trestle, a drop of about 36 feet. His head struck a rock, and the wheel barrow fell on top of him. Why he was not killed is a mystery. He is said to be injured internally. Mr. Furr is 21 years of age and unmarried.
The Monroe Journal, Monroe, North Carolina, April 1, 1913
The Monroe Journal, Monroe, North Carolina, April 1, 1913
Events
| Birth | 24 Nov 1892 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Dec 1910 | Cabarrus County, NC - Eliza Mae "Lizzie or Liza" KISER | | ||
| Occupation | 1920 | farmer - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1950 | farmer - Union County, NC | |||
| Death | 23 Jun 1970 | Monroe, Union County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Lakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Eliza Mae "Lizzie or Liza" KISER (1893 - 1967) |
| Child | Bertha Mae FURR (1913 - 1999) |
| Child | Maude FURR (1915 - 1915) |
| Child | Rachel Beatrice FURR (1916 - 1994) |
| Child | Homer Eugene FURR (1920 - 1982) |
| Child | Annie FURR (1923 - 1985) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Floyd Calvin FURR Jr. (1925 - 1991) |
| Child | Dorothy FURR (1928 - 2012) |
| Child | Rev. Bobby Dewitt FURR (1932 - 1999) |
| Child | FURR (1936 - 1936) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Philas Crone FURR (1868 - 1944) |
| Mother | Henrietta "Etta" GARMON (1869 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Bessie Crowell FURR (1888 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Oliver Brown "Ollie" FURR (1890 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Lula M. FURR (1896 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Lecie P. FURR (1903 - 1945) |
Notes
Death
Monroe – Floyd C. Furr, 77, died Tuesday. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at McEwen Colonial Chapel. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. J. B. Haigler, Mrs. Ward Helms, Mrs. Morris Rape, all of Monroe, Mrs. Blair Haney of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Jim Adcock of Charlotte; sons, Homer Furr, Bobby Furr, both of Monroe, F. C. Furr, Jr. of Baltimore; sister, Mrs. Lou Haigler of Monroe; half sisters, Mrs. Gladys VonCannon of Locust, Mrs. Edith Deal of Concord; half brothers, Clifford Furr of Midland, E. K. Furr of Concord, Leonard Furr, Norman Furr, both of Charlotte.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 24, 1970
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020.
2. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020..
3. 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..
4. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).