Individual Details

Death

Vida McCrary Furr, 86, of Long Street, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, in Community General Hospital. Mrs. Furr was born June 18, 1913, in Davidson County, a daughter of William Ford and Martha Johnson McCrary. She retired from Hill Hosiery in 1975. She was a member of the West End United Methodist Church, Lillian Suggs Sunday School class and the church’s Sonshine Group. She was also a volunteer at Thomasville Primary School. On July 28, 1934, she married William G. “Bill” Furr, who died April 12, 1984. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Clifton “Kip” McCrary. Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Bryce (Ruby) Embler of Lexington, Mrs. J.B. (Margaret) Marr Sr. of Thomasville and Mrs. Nona Hartman of Thomasville; sister-in-law, Miss Elizabeth Furr of Thomasville; brother, Raymond McCrary and wife, Pat, of Thomasville, and several nieces and nephews. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Family Funeral Care chapel by the Rev. Greg Gordon. Burial will be in the Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home Monday. Memorials may be sent to the West End United Methodist Church, 600 Lexington Ave., Thomasville, NC 27360, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
The Thomasville Times, Thomasville, North Carolina, January 18, 2000