Individual Details

Death

KANNAPOLIS — Paul Worth Furr, 68, 8750 Dogwood Drive, died Tuesday (Nov 9, 1993), at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, after a serious illness of five weeks. Born Sept 2, 1925, in Mecklenburg County, Furr was a son of the late Allison Weaver and Nettie Keziah Furr. A retired carpenter, he was an avid bluegrass musician. A lifetime resident of the area, he was a US Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include sons Paul Worth Furr Jr., Winston-Salem, and Jimmy and David Furr, both of China Grove, daughters Connie Gee, Patricia Sellers and Linda Hopson all of Kannapolis, Evan Nettles, Lenoir, Rhonda Kirby, Duncan, S.C. and Lorrie Lambert, Concord, sisters Louise McAbee, Kannapolis,and Carolyn Taylor, Salisbury, brother AW Furr, Atlanta, Ga., 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2 pm Thursday. Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Johnny Cook. Burial in Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation:7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home, the rest of the time the family will be at the home of daughter Connie Gee, 7125 Unity Church Road, Kannapolis.

Military

Name: Paul W Furr
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Rowan
Enlistment Date: 24 Jun 1944
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: 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 high school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 76
Weight: 166