Individual Details
Lemuel Rufus FURR
(5 Jul 1900 - 27 Oct 1962)
Events
| Birth | 5 Jul 1900 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 25 May 1921 | Mecklenburg County, NC - Isabelle JOHNSON | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | House Painter - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 27 Oct 1962 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | | |
| Marriage | Dorothy Dimple HARGETT | ||||
| Burial | Oaklawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Isabelle JOHNSON (1904 - 1986) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Margaret Bell FURR (1923 - 1993) |
| Child | Herman Lemuel FURR (1925 - 2003) |
| Child | Jeanie Elizabeth "Jean" FURR (1927 - 1996) |
| Child | Faye Isabell FURR (1930 - 2008) |
| Child | Lemuel Rufus FURR Jr. (1932 - 1983) |
| Child | Bobby Van FURR (1935 - 1993) |
| Child | Charlotte Virginia FURR (1937 - 2002) |
| Child | Jimmy Johnson FURR (1940 - 2011) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Dorothy Dimple HARGETT (1916 - 1968) |
| Father | Henry Rufus FURR (1879 - 1937) |
| Mother | Rose Etta PERRY (1881 - 1942) |
| Sibling | George Mathias FURR (1902 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Roy Allen FURR (1904 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Alfred Shuler FURR (1906 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Robert Daniel FURR (1909 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Lester Able "L.A." FURR (1911 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Arthur Jennings FURR (1913 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Etta Lou Frances FURR (1916 - 1984) |
| Sibling | John Henry FURR (1918 - 1972) |
Notes
Death
Lemuel Rufus Furr, Sr., 62, of 2416 Newberry Road, died Saturday evening in a local hospital. A prominent realtor he was owner of Furr Realty Co. He was born July 5, 1900 in Cabarrus County, N. C., his parents the late Henry R. and Rose Perry Furr. Mr. Furr was a member of Steele Creek Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Isabelle Johnson Furr; five daughters, Mrs. Thomas M. Smith, Mrs. D. A. Darby, Mrs. Alvin Smith and Mrs. Joseph Shumaker, all of Charlotte, Mrs. C. E. Vallandingham, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; four sons, Herman L. Furr, Lemuel R. Furr, Jr., Bobby V. Furr and Jimmy J. Furr, all of Charlotte; and 28 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Monday from the McEwen West Chapel with the Rev. Harold Adcock, minister of First Wesleyan Methodist Church officiating. Interment in Oaklawn Cemetery. The following nephews will serve as active pallbearers: James Thompson, Henry Massey, Ronald Furr, Timothy Furr, L. A. Furr, Jr. and Arthur Furr, Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Fred Austin, Dr. Allyn B. Choate, Jack H. Correll, Louis Carter, Walter Benson, Clarence Deese, C. D. Thomas, Sr., C. D. Thomas, Jr., Martin Waters, Harry G. Brown and E. L. Copley. The family will be at the home of Mrs. Furr, 2616 Commonwealth Ave.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 29, 1962
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
4. findagrave.com.