Individual Details

Death

Mr. Robert M. Furr 85, of Raleigh formerly of Dunn, died Sunday at Morningside Assisted Life Center in Raleigh. The Stanly County native was a son of the late Robert N. and Sally McCurdy Furr and was preceded in death by a daughter; Sarah Furr Cox. Mr. Furr started his law enforcement career as a Wildlife agent, before being elected Sherriff of Stanly County; he left the Sherriff’s department to serve as an ATF Agent until his retirement in 1978. He served as an Investigator for the District Attorney Office with the 11th Judicial District before serving as Chief of Police with the Dunn Police Department. He was a member of Palmyra Masonic Lodge #147, Scottish Rite Bodies, Sudan Shriner, and Dunn Shrine Club, where he was chairman of the Golf Tournaments for several years, and was an active member of Divine Street United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 AM Wednesday at Skinner & Smith Funeral Home with Rev. Madison Hankal officiating. Burial will be at 4:00 PM in Fairview Memorial Park in Albemarle, NC. Survivors include his wife; Evelyn Underwood Furr, daughters; Mary Lynn McLeod and husband Terry (Mac) of Wilson, Jennifer Blehm and husband Michael of Houston TX., a sister Ruby Henley of Albemarle, Grandchildren; Rachel Wineinger, Carley McLeod, and Morgan McLeod. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. at Skinner & Smith Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to; Sudan Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 490, New Bern, NC 28563.

Military

Name: Robert Mc C Furr
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 31 May 1943
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: No branch assignment
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: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Salesman
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 88
Weight: 101