Individual Details
Richard Elam FURR
(8 Feb 1894 - 9 May 1969)
Events
| Birth | 8 Feb 1894 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Sep 1921 | Stanly County, NC - Belinda Rettie HATLEY | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | public works laborer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | construction painter - Furr Township, Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 9 May 1969 | Salisbury, Rowan County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Locust, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Belinda Rettie HATLEY (1894 - 1949) |
| Child | Janie Malinda FURR (1923 - 1923) |
| Child | Evelyn Christine FURR (1926 - 2014) |
| Child | Flossie Mae FURR (1929 - 1930) |
| Child | James Henry FURR (1930 - 1931) |
| Child | Joe Allen FURR (1932 - 1932) |
| Father | James Adam FURR (1859 - 1920) |
| Mother | Prudence Milinda "Belinda" TEETER (1858 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Nancy Frances "Nannie" FURR (1882 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Martha Rosa FURR (1884 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Prudence Arbell "Prudie" FURR (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Bessie Mae FURR (1889 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Arthur John FURR (1890 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Mary U. FURR (1892 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Nellie B. FURR (1895 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Lester J. FURR (1896 - 1897) |
Notes
Death
Richard Elam Furr, 75, veteran of World War I, and a native of Locust, passed away May 9 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salisbury after years of declining health. Mr. Furr was born February 8, 1894, son of the late James A. and Prudence Teeter Furr. His wife, Mrs. Rettie Hatley Furr, preceded him in death in 1949. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn F. Almond of Locust, one son, Richard G. Furr of Charlotte, one grandson, Jeffrey Van Almond of Locust, one sister, Mrs. Rosa Furr Treece of Harrisburg, and one brother, Arthur J. Furr of Locust. Funeral services for Mr. Furr were conducted Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Locust at 3 p.m. by the Rev. E. W. Pate. Mr. Furr was a member of the Kinza Baptist Church. The body Jay in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Interment was in the Meadow Creek-Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were the grandson, Jeffrey Van Almond, and nephews, Harold G. Furr, J. C. Treece, Loys C. Honeycutt, Warren G. Huneycutt and Jack M. Huneycutt.Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, May 16, 1969
Endnotes
1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35W-C51 : 29 December 2021).
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.).