Individual Details
Lester Fay FURR
(15 Apr 1907 - 7 Aug 1994)
Events
| Birth | 15 Apr 1907 | Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 28 Jun 1932 | Sebastian County, AR - Jane Hubbard HENSON |  | ||
| Occupation | 1940 - 1950 | tobacco company salesman - Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR | |||
| Death | 7 Aug 1994 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR |  | | |
| Alt name | Lester Faye FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 243-10-0255 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Hubbard HENSON (1908 - 1997) |
| Father | Eli Joseph FURR (1880 - 1959) |
| Mother | Eula NIX (1886 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Chester Ray FURR (1904 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Hester May FURR (1909 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Hestel V. FURR (1912 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Vester J. FURR (1915 - 2003) |
Notes
Death
Lester F. Furr, 87 of Little Rock, formerly of Fort Smith, died Sunday, August 7, 1994 in a Little Rock hospital. He spent 25 years working with R.J. Reynolds Co. before founding Southern Wholesale in Fort Smith. He was a member of First Christian Church-Disciples of Christ, a Shriner and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was survived by his wife: Jane Hinson Furr; a sister, Hestel Reed of Fort Smith; and a brother, Vester Furr of Tulsa. Funeral services were held in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith.Military
Name: Lester F FurrBirth Year: 1907
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Arkansas
State: Arkansas
County or City: Sebastian
Enlistment Date: 14 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Arkansas
Enlistment City: Little Rock
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Railway Signal Operator
Marital Status: Married
Height: 69
Weight: 194
Endnotes
1. "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N93R-VBQ : 9 March 2021)Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. findagrave.com.
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. 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..
5. findagrave.com.