Individual Details
John Ira FURR
(4 May 1920 - 27 Mar 1978)
Events
| Birth | 4 May 1920 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | Private, U.S. Army - Fort Randolph Military Reservation, Cristobal, Panama | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | salesman - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Death | 27 Mar 1978 | Johnston County, NC |  | | |
| Marriage | Ruby Alice DOVER | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 241-07-4301 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Alice DOVER (1924 - 1990) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Kathy Rebecca FURR (1948 - 2016) |
| Child | John Ira FURR Jr. (1958 - 2017) |
| Father | George Mitchel FURR (1880 - 1924) |
| Mother | Pinkie Marilla "Pinkey" BLACKWELDER (1884 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Edna Bell FURR (1904 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Matthew Mathias "Dick" FURR (1906 - 1980) |
| Sibling | George Washington FURR (1907 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Matronia Frances FURR (1909 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Ellis Marshall FURR (1912 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Sadie Elizabeth FURR (1914 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Everett J. C. "Hasty" FURR (1915 - 1990) |
| Sibling | William M. "Buck" FURR (1917 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Mary Lois FURR (1922 - 1985) |
| Sibling | George Mitchel "Sonny" FURR Jr. (1924 - 1974) |
Notes
Death
HARRISBURG — John I. Furr, 57, Roy O. Kieiger Candy Broker Co. employee, died Monday. Funeral is 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Roberta United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Kathy Evans of Charlotte. Wilkensons of Concord is in charge.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 30, 1978
Military
Name: John I FurrBirth Year: 1849
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Cabarrus
Enlistment Date: 12 May 1939
Term of Enlistment: Three year enlistment
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: Post-graduate
Civil Occupation: Sound Recording Equipment Maintenance Man (Sound recording equipment repairman, motion picture. ) or Transmission Man, Sound (Electrician)
Marital Status: Widower or widow, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 556
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
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.