Individual Details
Ruth Mae FURR
(5 Apr 1921 - 1 May 2026)
Events
| Birth | 5 Apr 1921 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Oct 1941 | Chesterfield County, SC - James Thomas "Jimmie" BROOKS | | ||
| Death | 1 May 2026 | Monroe, Union County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Mill Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Midland, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | James Thomas "Jimmie" BROOKS (1918 - 1989) |
| Father | John Lee FURR (1894 - 1969) |
| Mother | Dora Frances FURR (1897 - 1974) |
| Sibling | James Luther "Runt" FURR (1913 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Grady Lee FURR (1915 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Carra Melinda FURR (1917 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Ralph Alexander "Buck" FURR (1919 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Evelyn Elizabeth FURR (1923 - 2024) |
| Sibling | Annie Pearl "Geneva" FURR (1925 - 1971) |
| Sibling | James Tillman "Jim or Jake" FURR (1927 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Hazel Nelva. FURR (1929 - 2025) |
| Sibling | Venice Brown "Benny" FURR (1933 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Edward Dougless "Doug" FURR (1937 - 2013) |
Notes
Death
Ruth Furr Brooks, of Midland, transitioned from life to life everlasting on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Brookdale Monroe Square. She recently celebrated her 105th birthday on Easter Sunday. Mrs. Brooks was born April 5, 1921, in Stanly County to the late John Lee Furr and the late Dora Frances Furr. She was also preceded in death by husband, James Thomas Brooks, 6 brothers and 4 sisters. Mrs. Brooks is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Jan Brooks, of Midland and several nieces and nephews and extended family. Services are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mill Grove Church of Midland, 13644 US-601, Midland, NC 28107. Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is serving the Brooks family.Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. "South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 21 March 2019.
3. Hartsell Funeral Home, North Carolina.
4. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).