Individual Details
Croson Carl FURR
(12 Dec 1918 - 29 Jul 1969)
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1918 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | bakery shop man, High Point, Guilford County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 23 Jun 1945 | Guilford County, NC - Edna Marion GRIFFING | | ||
| Death | 29 Jul 1969 | High Point, Guilford County, NC |  | | |
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Edna Marion GRIFFING (1915 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Jackson Carl "Jack" FURR (1898 - 1974) |
| Mother | Hattie May HATCHETT (1902 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Norman B. FURR (1920 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Margaret Ida Mae FURR (1923 - 2016) |
Notes
Death
HIGH POINT — A High Point man was killed and another injured yesterday in a flash gasoline fire in the garage of the North State Telephone Co. here. Croson Carl Furr, 50, of 134 Manor Drive was fatally injured when he suffered second-degree burns of the upper body and internal burns of the lungs and throat, caused from inhaling fumes and flame. Dr. Clarence A. Valet, Guilford medical examiner, said Furr and Joseph Ronald Kelly, were cleaning out a grease pit in the garage when the flash fire occurred. Kelly was taken to High Point Memorial Hospital and placed in the intensive care unit. Mr. Furr was born in Albermarle (sic) to J. Carl and Hattie Hatchel Furr. He was a member of the Jamestown Presbyterian Church and an employe (sic) of the North State Telephone Co. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marion Griffing Furr; a daughter, Mrs. Gail Ann Fogleman of Van Nuys, Calif.; his father of High Point; and a sister. The body is at Sechrest Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, July 30, 1969
Military
Name: Croson C FurrBirth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Guilford
Enlistment Date: 30 Sep 1940
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Charlotte
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: High Voltage Cable Splicer or Baker* or Oven Fireman 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: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 135
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-2011 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9N-QR5Y : Sun Mar 10 01:25:25 UTC 2024.
3. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
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.