Individual Details
Earl Bowman FURR
(5 Jul 1903 - 1 Feb 1969)
Earl lived in the Alexander Children's Home in Charlotte in 1910; apparently his mother had died. He later lived with his father and stepmother.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jul 1903 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1925 | Ruth Lahence MOSS | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | carpenter - Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | food distributor salesman - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 1 Feb 1969 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 237-10-0366 | | |||
| Burial | Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Lahence MOSS (1908 - 1969) |
| Child | Robert Larry FURR (1925 - 1994) |
| Child | Earl Jefferson "Bubba Joe" FURR (1926 - 1975) |
| Child | Earl Bowman FURR Jr. (1928 - 1998) |
| Child | Geraldine "Jerry" FURR (1929 - 2007) |
| Child | Margaret Evelyn FURR (1931 - 2004) |
| Child | Mary Ellen "Pete" FURR (1933 - 2016) |
| Child | Martha Ann "Mott" FURR (1939 - 2023) |
| Father | Oliver Bowman FURR (1881 - 1951) |
| Mother | Willie Mae HARGETT (1882 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Mildred Claxton FURR (1901 - ) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Alice FURR (1906 - 1935) |
Notes
Death
Funeral services for Earl B. Furr, age 64, of 3616 Midfield Dr., will be at 11 a.m. Monday, February 3, 1969 at McEwen West Chapel, the Rev. Paul L. Sherrill, minister of First ARP Church and the Rev. Paul A. Bruton, minister of Cole Memorial United Methodist Church will officiate with interment in Oaklawn Cemetery. Born July 5, 1904 in Mecklenburg County, son of the late Bowman and Willie Hargett Furr. He was a member of Chalmers ARP Church. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Moss Furr preceded him in death January 28. 1969. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. J. C. Brown, Mrs. H. M. Penninger, Mrs. Kenneth Fowler and Mrs. J. R. Litton all of Charlotte: three sons, R. L. Furr of Columbia, S. C., E. B. Furr Jr. of Reidsville, E. J. Furr of Charlotte and twenty-four grandchildren. The family will be at the home of a daughter. Mrs. J. C. Brown, 912 Bannister Place (Hidden Valley), and will receive friends from 7 to 9 Sunday evening at the Funeral Home.The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina, February 02, 1969
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. 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..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. findagrave.com.