Individual Details
James Burton FURR Jr.
(9 Sep 1924 - 28 Apr 1997)
Events
| Birth | 9 Sep 1924 | Kosciusko, Attala County, MS | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | carpenter - Hinds County, MS | |||
| Death | 28 Apr 1997 | Jackson, Hinds County, MS |  |  | |
| Marriage | Anne Sharon REAGAN | ||||
| Marriage | Eloise ALLBRITTON | ||||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 428-26-4778 | | |||
| Burial | Center Cemetery, Kosciusko, Attala County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Eloise ALLBRITTON (1928 - 2012) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Anne Sharon REAGAN (1938 - 2008) |
| Father | James Burton FURR (1895 - 1961) |
| Mother | Iona Vasthi BLOCKER (1896 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Martha Lou "Mattie" FURR (1925 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Jack Odell FURR (1930 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Henry Carlton FURR (1932 - 1996) |
Notes
Death
Mr. James B. Furr, 72, of Cherry Cove, died April 28, 1997 at V.A. Nursing Home in Jackson. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Nowell-Flippin F.S. Chapel in Ridgeland with burial in Center Baptist Church in Kosciusko. Mr. Furr lived in Jackson most of his life and Louisville for eight years. He worked for 30 years with General Electric, was a WW II Army Veteran and member of First Baptist Church of Louisville. Survivors include three sons, Mike and Larry Furr of Madison and Tim Furr of Clinton; and three grandchildren.Military
Name: James B Furr JrBirth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Mississippi
State: Alabama
County or City: Mobile
Enlistment Date: 19 May 1943
Enlistment State: Mississippi
Enlistment City: Camp Shelby
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: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Welder, Spot or Burner, Acetylene
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 48
Weight: 097
Endnotes
1. The Winston County Journal, Louisville, Mississippi, May 7, 1997.
2. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.