Individual Details
Raymond Omar FURR
(11 Feb 1914 - 5 Jan 1981)
He was a prominent attorney in Austin, Texas, on the Governer's staff in the late 1940's, and was the owner/president of a title company in Austin.
Events
| Birth | 11 Feb 1914 | Hext, Menard County, TX |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Sep 1937 | Llano, Llano County, TX - Elizabeth Faye "Bettye" IDOL | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | Federal Land Bank attorney - Houston, Harris County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | attorney - Austin, Travis County, TX | |||
| Marriage | 20 Jun 1953 | Houston, Harris County, TX - Shirley Elizabeth "Bettye" BRIGGS | |||
| Death | 5 Jan 1981 | Austin, Travis County, TX |  | | |
| Burial | Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Travis County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Faye "Bettye" IDOL (1920 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Janis Rae "Jan" FURR (1942 - 2015) |
| Child | William Randall "Randy" FURR (1947 - 2001) |
| Spouse | Shirley Elizabeth "Bettye" BRIGGS (1920 - 2000) |
| Father | Edward Preston FURR (1878 - 1948) |
| Mother | Lucinda Ellen HOPE (1883 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Minnie FURR (1901 - 1994) |
| Sibling | James Weldon "Jim" FURR (1903 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Edgar Everett FURR (1906 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Mildred Hope FURR (1921 - 1995) |
Notes
Death
Raymond Furr, 66, of 2900 Whiteway, founder and president of Austin Title Company, died Monday at Seton Hospital at age 66. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cook-Walden Funeral Home with burial in Austin Memorial Park. He lived in Austin since 1942. Furr founded the Austin Title Company in 1953 and served as attorney and president of the firm until his death. He is survivied (sic) by his wife, Bettye Briggs Furr of Austin; son Randy Furr of Austin; daughters Judy Talley and Janis Blissit, both of Austin; sisters Minnie Bannowsky of Junction and Mildred Talley of Austin; brothers Jim Furr of Llano and Edgar Furr of San Angelo; and 10 grandchildren.Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas, January 7, 1981
Endnotes
1. "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL36-6XBL : Fri Mar 29 11:31:46 UTC 2024).
2. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXMS-MXY : 22 December 2016).
3. "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVKC-XTY : 5 December 2014).
4. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).