Individual Details

Death

Mr. Ernie A. Furr, 78, 427 N. 15th St., Haines City, died Saturday. Born in Crenshaw County, Ala., he moved to Haines City from Montgomery, Ala., in 1950. He was a retired barber and a member of Central Church of Christ, Haines City. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Agnes D.; daughter, Sandra Bailey, Haines City; sisters, Bessie Russell, Audawisa, Ala., Iris Fuller, Brantley, Ala., Lela Mosley, Highland Home, Ala., Myrtis Beasley, Haines City, Frances Smith, Tampa; stepbrother, Sam Garner, Haines City; one grandchild. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, October 5, 1980

Alt name

Shown as A.V. Furr in 1910 census.

Military

Name: Ernie A Furr
Birth Year: 1902
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Alabama
State: Alabama
County or City: Crenshaw
Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Alabama
Enlistment City: Fort McClellan
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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Switchboard Installer, Telephone And Telegraph, Manual or Barber
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 152