Individual Details
George Cephus FURR
(16 Apr 1902 - 20 Apr 1954)
Events
| Birth | 16 Apr 1902 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1950 | cotton mill worker - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 20 Apr 1954 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Marriage | Bertha Margaret BECK | ||||
| Burial | Canton Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha Margaret BECK (1906 - 1984) |
| Child | Gladys Janette FURR (1922 - 2008) |
| Child | Gracie Louise FURR (1924 - 1993) |
| Child | Fred William FURR (1926 - 1997) |
| Child | Wade C. FURR (1930 - 1991) |
| Child | Betty Jane FURR (1933 - 1995) |
| Father | William M. FURR (1860 - 1928) |
| Mother | Laura Jane TREECE (1865 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Athie FURR (1883 - 1964) |
| Sibling | William Crawford FURR (1890 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Carrie Alice FURR (1896 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Jessie May FURR (1905 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Willie Houston FURR (1907 - 1907) |
Notes
Death
Last rites were held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Grace Baptist church in Albemarle for George Cephus Furr, 52-year-old resident of 639 Edgemont street. Rev. Floyd Helms, pastor, had charge of the service, assisted by Rev. J. A. Seymour and Rev. Tracy Streater. Burial was in the Canton Baptist church cemetery. Mr. Furr, a well known textile worker for Wiscassett Mills, died Tuesday at 7 p.m. of a heart attack at the Stanly County hospital following three weeks of illness. He was a member of Grace Baptist church and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Furr of Stanly county, His wife, the former Bertha Beck, survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ervin Morgan of Concord, Mrs. Bill Little of Albemarle, Miss Betty Furr of the home; two sons, Fred of route 3, Albemarle and Wade of Albemarle; five grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Walter Kesler, Atha Holt, and Mrs. Jesse Bost, all of Albemarle.Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, April 23, 1954
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 Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
3. findagrave.com.