Individual Details
Boyette Edward FURR
(14 May 1915 - 6 Feb 2001)
Events
| Birth | 14 May 1915 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | seed store manager - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Aug 1947 | Mecklenburg County, NC - Ethel Virginia "Jennie" COVINGTON | | ||
| Death | 6 Feb 2001 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | | | |
| Soc Sec No | 560-36-4135 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Virginia "Jennie" COVINGTON (1917 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Beecher Zebulon FURR (1875 - 1935) |
| Mother | Carrie E. BLACK (1882 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Evelyn Blandine FURR (1902 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Helen Falls FURR (1904 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Madeline Margaret FURR (1906 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Beecher Zebulon FURR Jr. (1909 - 1974) |
| Sibling | James Martin FURR (1910 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Sarah Catherine FURR (1913 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Wayne Irvin FURR (1917 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Francis Conrad FURR (1919 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Robert Carol "Robbie" FURR (1921 - 2017) |
Notes
Occupation
Shown in both the 1940 Mecklenburg, North Carolina, census and the 1940 Lancaster County, South Carolina, census as a seed salesman.Death
Mr. Boyette Edward Furr, 85, of Charlotte, N.C. died Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at his home. He was born May 14, 1915 in Charlotte, N.C., a son of the late Beachum Zerobia Furr and Carrie Black Furr. Mr. Furr was the husband of the late Virginia "Jennie" Covington Furr, who preceded him in death on August 30, 1994. He was a World War II, U.S. Army veteran and was associated with Furr's Feed and Seed Company for many years. One of the joys in his life was gardening. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2001 from the graveside at Sharon Memorial Park with The Reverend William J. Youmans, of Amity Presbyterian Church, officiating. The family will receive friends at the Harry and Bryant Chapel, 500 Providence Road, Charlotte from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Surviving are a daughter, Jennie Lynn Lackey; a son, David B. Furr, and a granddaughter, Laura Lackey, all of Charlotte, N.C.; and two brothers, Conrad Furr, of Lake Wylie, S.C. and Carroll Furr, of Charlotte, N.C. The family would especially like to thank Hospice nurse, Elizabeth Schneider, for all of her caring, support, and friendship. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 500 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, N.C. 28202 or Presbyterian Homecare Hospice, 217 Travis Avenue, Charlotte, N.C. 28204. Harry and Bryant Company is serving his family.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 8, 2001
Military
Name: Boyette E FurrBirth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: South Carolina
County or City: Lancaster
Enlistment Date: 10 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Lancaster
Branch: Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code: Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 151
Endnotes
1. "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTMK-KW2M : 4 April 2020).
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..
6. findagrave.com.