Individual Details
Andrew Jack FURR
(9 Jan 1908 - 14 Oct 1990)
Events
| Birth | 9 Jan 1908 | McKinney, Collin County, TX | |||
| Marriage | 23 Mar 1946 | Collin County, TX - Ruby Jane RECER |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | automobile salesman - McKinney, Collin County, TX | |||
| Death | 14 Oct 1990 | McKinney, Collin County, TX |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 451-01-8307 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Climax, Collin County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Jane RECER (1913 - 2000) |
| Father | Columbus Nelson FURR (1873 - 1960) |
| Mother | Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" GOODMAN (1876 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Grover Cleveland FURR (1897 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Titus James FURR (1897 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Dora M. FURR (1899 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Zeb "Zebbie" FURR (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | FURR (1904 - 1904) |
| Sibling | William "Bill" FURR (1906 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Fred FURR (1909 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Aline FURR (1911 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Annie Ruth FURR (1918 - 2002) |
Notes
Death
Funeral services for A. Jack Furr, 82, of McKinney, who died Sunday at North Texas Medical Center, were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hom-Harris-Crouch Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Randy Stevens and Jack Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. He was born Jan. 9, 1908 in McKinney, the son of C.N. and Sarah Elizabeth Goodman Furr. He married Ruby Recer on March 23, 1946 in Richardson. He retired from Furr Motor Co. in 1971 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church of McKinney. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife and three sisters, Dorothy Scarborough, Anne Myers .and Dora Keen, all of McKinney. Pallbearers will be Clifford Recer, Billie Ray Recer, Jackie McMahan, Jeff Booth, Gregg Booth and Andrew Sawyer.The Courier-Gazette, McKinney, Texas, October 16, 1990
Military
Name: Jack FurrBirth Year: 1909
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Texas
State: Texas
County or City: Collin
Enlistment Date: 15 Apr 1942
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Dallas
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: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Engineering Aide (Designated Field) or Sales Clerk
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 137
Endnotes
1. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-2010", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXS4-G3G : Sun Mar 10 04:42:10 UTC 2024).
2. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..
5. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).