Individual Details

Death

Jacob Astor Furr, 56, of 408 Caisson Drive died Sunday in a local hospital. The funeral will be today at 2 o'clock in the Davison Chapel of the First Baptist Church, Dr. Henry Lyon III officiating. Burial will be in New Live Oak Cemetery. Mr. Furr was a veteran of World War II and had been a resident of Selma for over 20 years being well-known as a U.S. Mail Contractor. He was an active member of the Elks Club. The survivors Include his widow, Mrs. Gladys Harris Furr; two daughters, Mrs. Ned Taylor of Birmingham and Mrs. William A. Greene of Selma; four sisters, Mrs. John Lee Tarver, Mrs. Leon Locke and Mrs. Robert Blankenship, Jr., all of Mobile; Mrs. Leroy McKinley of Chatom; three brothers, John Furr of Chatom, Enoch Furr, Jr. of Wagerville, W. C. Furr of Grove Hill; two granddaughters, Susan and Cindy Greene. Active pallbearers, Cullen Nichols, Raymond Schiffer, James Hardy, Lamar Salter, Thomas Harris and Webb Hughes.

Military

Name: Jacob A Furr
Birth Year: 1913
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Alabama
State: Alabama
County or City: Montgomery
Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1945
Enlistment State: Alabama
Enlistment City: Fort McClellan
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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 100