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Marriage

ROBERT FURRS TO BE HONORED DECEMBER 18
Newspaper.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Furr of Route 1, McKinney, will be honored by their children and grandchildren at a reception December 18 from 2 to 4 o’clock. The occasion is in observance of their Golden Wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 21, 1916 in Walnut Grove Presbyterian by Rev. Stanifer.
Mrs. Furr is the former Norma Hickey, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hickey, of Foote. She was born and reared on a farm near her present home. Mr. Furr is a native of Albermarle, N. Carolina, coming to Collin County as a small boy and has since resided in and around McKinney. Mr. and Mrs. Furr are active members of the Walnut Grove Presbyterian church. Their children and grandchildren are Mr. and Mrs. Winston Furr and son, Gary, Tyler; Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cashon Jr. and two daughters, Cindy and Lisa Kay of Kilgore. They lost two sons, Robert Francis, at the age of two and Jim Hickey Furr who was killed in “World War II. All friends and relatives of the Furrs are invited to attend their anniversary party.

Death

Mrs. Norma C. Furr, 81, of McKinney, long time Walnut Grove correspondent for the McKinney Courier-Gazette, died Sunday afternoon in a McKinney hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1892 in the Foote community, the daughter of the late James and Cora Crutcher Hickey. She was a member of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church, where she was pianist and organist for 67 years. She married Robert Furr Dec. 21, 1916 in Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church. He preceded her in death August 1974. She is survived by one son, Winston Furr of Tyler; one daughter, Mrs. J.F. Cashon of Kilgore; two sisters, Mrs. V.D. Miller and Mrs. Grace Robertson of Dallas; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday in Horn - Harris - Crouch chapel with Rev. Robert Thompson and Rev. Charles Dowell officiating. Interment will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
The Courier-Gazette, McKinney, Texas, April 12, 1976