Individual Details
Dr. John Marvin FURR
(30 May 1881 - 5 May 1925)
DR. MARVIN FURR, born in Toccopola in 1881, is the son of William Meek and Mary Haseltine Pickens Furr. He received his elementary education at Toccopola College under Professor "Billy" Barr Gilmer. He then attended the University of Mississippi in 1900-1906, when he received his B.A. degree and two years pre-medic work; during his last two years he was assistant to Drs. Bondurant and Dupree in Latin and Greek. In 1916 he enrolled Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. After he finished there, he was assistant to Dr. W.A. Evans in the Cook County Health Department. He served his internship in the House of Correction Hospital. Upon graduation, Dr. Furr opened an office in Aberdeen, and after one year there, he moved to Pontotoc, where he practiced until his untimely death in May, 1925. He married Melna Belle Richards in November, 1911, who was from Laurel, and to this union the following children were born: John Marvin, Jr., and Edith.
Events
| Birth | 30 May 1881 | Toccopola, Pontotoc County, MS |  | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | farm laborer - Pontotoc County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 22 Nov 1911 | Laurel, Jones County, MS - Melne Belle RICHARDS |  | | |
| Occupation | 1920 | physician - Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, MS | |||
| Death | 5 May 1925 | Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, MS | |||
| Burial | Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Melne Belle RICHARDS (1888 - 1977) |
| Child | John Marvin FURR Jr. (1919 - 2006) |
| Child | Melne Edith FURR (1922 - 1966) |
| Father | William Meek FURR (1840 - 1906) |
| Mother | Mary Haseltine PICKENS (1846 - 1923) |
| Sibling | James Walter FURR (1867 - 1947) |
| Sibling | William Theron FURR (1868 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Nora Lee FURR (1871 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Mary Addie FURR (1873 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Celma FURR (1875 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Ida Mae FURR (1878 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Myrtle FURR (1879 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Dr. Esta FURR (1883 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Richard Hoyt FURR (1886 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Vera Nell FURR (1889 - 1981) |
Notes
Marriage
WEDDING BELLS TO RING. The following invitation has been issued Mr. and Mrs. James Richards will live in marriage their daughter Melne to Dr. John Marvin Furr on the afternoon of Wednesday, the twenty-second of November nineteen hundred and eleven at half after three o'clock First Baptist Church Laurel, Mississippi. The honor of your presence is requested. The bride-to be is a charming and popular young lady, and numbers a wide circle of friends in this city. Dr. Furr finished his medical course at Rush College, Chicago, and after graduating with honors began practicing at his home in Pontotoc, Miss., where he is now located.The Laurel Chronicle, Laurel, Mississippi, November 10, 1911
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
2. The Laurel Chronicle, Laurel, Mississippi, November 10, 1911.
3. findagrave.com.