Individual Details
James Coy FURR
(3 Apr 1922 - 24 Aug 1980)
Events
Families
Spouse | Mae Blondina "Dean" RAYMER (1926 - 2001) |
Child | Earl David FURR (1947 - 2005) |
Child | Living |
Father | Albert Farranton FURR (1893 - 1972) |
Mother | Sarah Emily EUDY (1894 - 1972) |
Sibling | Roy Lee FURR (1920 - 1999) |
Sibling | Gurley Clifton FURR (1923 - 1973) |
Sibling | Riley Clayton FURR (1925 - 2005) |
Sibling | Edith Marie FURR (1927 - 1928) |
Sibling | Ollie Belle FURR (1928 - 1980) |
Sibling | Doyle FURR (1930 - 1930) |
Sibling | Hoyle FURR (1930 - 1930) |
Sibling | Johnnie Brown FURR (1932 - 2017) |
Sibling | FURR (1936 - 1936) |
Notes
Death
ALBEMARLE — James Coy Furr, 58, of Route 3, died in, Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Sunday. The funeral will be 4 pm Tuesday in Paul's Crossing Baptist Church in Stanly County conducted by the Rev. Sam Lesley, the Rev. Bobby Mowery and the Rev. Eugene Shinn. Burial will be in Stanly Gardens of Memory with military graveside rites conducted by the Stanly County DAV. The family will be at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Born April 3, 1922, in Stanly County, Mr. Furr was a son of the late Albert F. and Sarah Eudy Furr. He was a member of Paul's Crossing Baptist Church, was a life member of the DAV Chapter 12 of Stanly County, was a World War II veteran, and was employed by Cannon Mills, Plant No. One. Survivors include his wife, Blondeina Raymer Furr, one son, David Furr of Rt. 1, Mt. Pleasant, one daughter, Mrs. Norman Helms of Rt. 1. Oakboro, three brothers, Roy and Clayton Furr, both of Albemarle and John B Furr of Salisbury, and four grandchildren.Military
Name: James C FurrBirth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 23 Jan 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: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 139
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..