Individual Details

Death

Thomas Henkle Furr, 16, of 127 Bost Street, Statesville, who died as a result of being shocked by lightning Thursday afternoon, was the son of a former Stanly resident. Young Furr, a star athlete at Statesville High School, was working as a caddy on the golf course when the bolt struck, knocking him and five others unconscious. He died about 8:30 in a Statesville Hospital after frantic efforts had been made to revive him. He was born December 16, 1947, son of Mrs. Laurine Henkle Furr and the late Eldra Price Furr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one brother, William Furr of Statesville. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Saturday at Race Street Methodist Church, conducted by Rey. John K. Miller, pastor. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Statesville.
Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, June 23, 1964

A number of persons from out of town attended funeral services here Saturday for Thomas H. Furr, 16, who died Thursday night after being struck by lightning. They included Miss Emily Rouse, Kinston; Mrs. John Rowe, Camden, S. C.; Mrs. Stanley Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Harkey and children, Mrs. E. A. Sing, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sing, Eddie and Bobby Sing and Miss Linda McCuiston, of Charlotte. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harkey, Mrs. George L. Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Orr, Miss Tim Orr, Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ivey and Becky, Spartanburg, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hartness, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pratt, Miss Glenda Hartness, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Ralph Fowler, Granite Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Sherrill, Miss Mary Ann Sherrill, Freddie Sherrill and Larry Gaskins, Portsmouth, Va.; Robert G. Moore, Lenoir; Mrs. E. B. White, Mrs. Margaret Alexander and Donald Alexander, Mooresville; Mrs. A. E. Anderson, Williamston; Mrs. Betty W. Moore and Miss Linda Moore, Arlington, Va. Also, Dr. and Mrs. Ray Hartness, Mocksville; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Saunders, Catawba; Mrs. Helen Wilson, Woodie and Brenda Wilson and Mrs. J. W. Phillips, Lexington; Miss Barbara Herrin and Charles Winberry, Jr., Raleigh; Mrs. Rex Miller, Mrs, Virginia Cory and Mrs. Bert Sigmon, Hickory; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Armour and Mrs. J. C. Murdock, Salisbury; Mrs. J. I. Lutz, Jr., Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harkey, Mr. and Mrs. Pharel Herlocker, Phil and Lynn Herlocker, all of Albemarle.
Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, June 22, 1964