Individual Details

Leon Wilson "Lee" FURR Jr.

(8 Oct 1934 - 7 Nov 2007)

Events

Birth8 Oct 1934Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Marriage6 Aug 1954Thomasville, Thomas County, GA - Living
DivorceMay 1960Leon County, FL - Betty Yvonne GLOVER
DivorceJun 1968Pinellas County, FL - Patricia Eileen PHILLIPS
Marriage11 Jun 1970Williamsburg, Williamsburg (city), VA - Patricia Eileen PHILLIPS
Marriage9 Mar 1978Pinellas County, FL - Judith A.
Divorce1984Judith A.
Death7 Nov 2007Aiken, Aiken County, SC
MarriageVelma JOHNSON
DivorceLeon County, FL - Living
MarriageBetty Yvonne GLOVER
BurialBonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Families

SpouseBetty Yvonne GLOVER (1936 - 2013)
ChildLiving
SpouseLiving
SpousePatricia Eileen PHILLIPS (1941 - 1987)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseVelma JOHNSON (1932 - 2014)
SpouseJudith A. ( - )
FatherLeon Wilson FURR (1900 - 1976)
MotherMary Francis NORRIS (1912 - 1997)

Notes

Marriage

Uncertain given June 1968 Florida divorce.

Death

AIKEN, S.C. - Master Sergeant Leon (Lee) Wilson Furr, Jr. U.S. Army Retired of Aiken died October 7, 2007. He was born to Mary Francis Norris Furr and Leon Wilson Furr in Savannah, Georgia on October 8, 1934. Lee attended Lakeland High School in Lakeland, FL where we swam for their swim team. MSG Furr served in the United States Army from 1956 until July, 1976. MSG Furr was a helicopter crew chief. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Army Commendation Medal, both with V Devices for Heroism, a second Bronze Star and numerous other medals during his three years of combat service in Vietnam during which time he fought in 11 of the 17 named campaigns. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Nancy Furr, and daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Bob Efird and Christina and Michael McSherry; nine grandchildren, all of Madison, Ga.; his fiancé, Donna Aycock of Aiken, SC; two sisters, Peggy Goodspeed of Augusta, Ga., and Carolyn Floyd of Hampton, Ga.; a brother, Buddy Burch of Jacksonville, Florida and, as well as, numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Furr. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans at www.dav.org/donations/memorial_honorary_gifts.html <http://www.dav.org/donations/memorial_honorary_gifts.html> . To make your donation by mail, please print the Memorial & Honorary Gift Form and mail to: DAV Memorial Program, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 54250-0301, or call 1-877-426-2838 ext. 3302 A Military Service will be held in the Chapel of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken, on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 1:00 pm and interment will be at Bonnaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. South Carolina Cremation & Burial Society is assisting the family. Visit www.SouthCarolinaCremation.com <http://www.SouthCarolinaCremation.com> to view the obituary and sign the online condolence register. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle, November 10, 2007

Endnotes

1. Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida.

2. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005..

3. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005..

4. Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 November 2020..

5. "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 1 December 2020.

6. The Columbia Record, Columbia, South Carolina.

7. The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia, November 10, 2007.

8. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005..

9. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).