Individual Details

Death

Services for Robert Larry Furr, 68, of 3832 Westmore Drive will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, with burial in Florence National Cemetery. Mr. Furr died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994. Born in Charlotte, he was a son of the late Earl B. and Ruth Moss Furr. He was a World War II Army veteran and employed in construction. Surviving are sons, William and Thomas Furr, both of Orangeburg, James and Daniel Furr, both of Columbia, and Robert Furr of Apey, N.C. daughters, Karen McLaurin of Chapin, Kathy Ard and Margaret Branham, both of Gaston, and Earline White of Columbia; a brother, Earl Furr of Reidsville, N.C.; sisters, Geraldine Brown, Margaret Foster and Martha Ann Fowler, all of Harrisburg, N.C., and Ma Ellen Penninger of Charlotte; and 1 grandchildren.
The State, Columbia, South Carolina, January 10, 1994

Military

Name: Robert L Furr
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Mecklemburg
Enlistment Date: 20 Dec 1943
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
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: Locomotive Mechanic
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 111