Individual Details

Death

KANNAPOLIS — Wilbur Leroy Furr, 83, 5625 Enochville School Road, died Saturday (July 25, 1998) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord. Born April 29, 1915, in Cabarrus County, Mr. Furr was a son of the late William Thomas and Janie Honeycutt Furr. He was a self-employed paint contractor before his retirement. He was also an artist. A member of Bethpage United Methodist Church, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Georgia Rowell Furr, died in January 1996. Survivors include son Douglas Furr., Kannapolis; daughters Pat Watson, Rockwell, and Sylvia Webb, Concord; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 am. Tuesday, Bethpage United Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Randy Foster. The body will be placed in the church at 10:30. Burial, church cemetery. Visitation: 7-8:30 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home, Concord. At other times the family will be at the home of daughter Sylvia Webb, 2884 Wendover Road N.W., Concord. Memorials: Bethpage United Methodist Church, 109 Fellowship Ave., Kannapolis, N.C. 28081.
The Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina, July 27, 1998

Military

Name: Wilbur L Furr
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Cabarrus
Enlistment Date: 15 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Roanoke
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 2 years of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 71
Weight: 148