Individual Details
Claude Craige "Coot" FURR
(18 Sep 1912 - 3 Sep 1998)
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1912 | Concord, Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Death | 3 Sep 1998 | Salisbury, Rowan County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | Claude Craig FURR | ||||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 241-07-4570 | | |||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Father | Jacob Mathias "Jake" FURR (1864 - 1957) |
| Mother | Dolly WINECOFF (1874 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Helen Ruth FURR (1896 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Jacob Mathias "Jake" FURR Jr. (1899 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Vivian Nell FURR (1901 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Ralph Emerson FURR (1902 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Bonnie Dorothy FURR (1905 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Glenn Tillman FURR (1907 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Bryan Theodore FURR (1910 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Anna King FURR (1915 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Margaret Virginia FURR (1919 - 1921) |
Notes
Death
The funeral will be Wednesday for Claude Craig “Coot” Furr, 85, Salisbury, who died Thursday (Sept. 3, 1998) at the Salisbury VA Medical Center. Born Sept. 18, 1912, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Furr was a son of the late Jacob M. and Dolly Winecoff Furr. A graduate of Concord High School, he was a retired radio and television repairman. He was a decorated veteran of World War II and coached American Legion baseball. Survivors include brother Bryan Furr, Landis. Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, conducted by the Rev. Leon Hawks. Military rites by Concord DAV. Visitation: At the cemetery after the service. Memorials: Donor’s choice. Lady’s Funeral Home in charge.The Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina, September 8, 1998
Military
Name: Claude C FurrBirth Year: 1912
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Cabarrus
Enlistment Date: 24 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
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: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 131
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
3. 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..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).