Individual Details
Willard Parson FURR Jr.
(25 Jul 1933 - 3 Jan 1980)
Willard Furr, 41, of Vicksburg was held in the Warren County Jail Wednesday following his arrest on murder charges in the beating death of his mother, authorities said. Sheriff Paul Barrett said Furr was arrested Tuesday after the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Veta Furr, 60, at Brookhaven. Constable Will Breland was summoned to Mrs. Furr's trailer home last Thursday night after a disturbance and found her on ithe floor, Barrett said. He said Furr told Breland that his mother would be all right and Breland left. The next morning Barrett was advised she had died. An autopsy blamed the death on a ‘‘homicidal beating,” but no motive was reported. Furr's home had been flooded by high water and he had been staying with his mother.
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, May 1, 1975
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, May 1, 1975
Events
| Birth | 25 Jul 1933 | Brookhaven, Lincoln County, MS | |||
| Death | 3 Jan 1980 | Vicksburg, Warren County, MS |  | ||
| Marriage | Margie Faye MARSHALL | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 425-62-1913 |  | |||
| Burial | Green Acres Memorial Park, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Margie Faye MARSHALL (1932 - 2009) |
| Child | Paul Edward FURR (1954 - 2009) |
| Child | Mark Anthony "Bo" FURR (1960 - 2018) |
| Child | James Earl FURR (1963 - 2018) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Willard Parson FURR (1902 - 1975) |
| Mother | Veta Mae FRANKLIN (1914 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Roy Edward FURR (1935 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Laron FURR (1935 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Lena Mae FURR (1939 - 1969) |
Notes
Death
Willard P. Furr died early Thursday afternoon at the Mercy Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was 46. Mr. Furr was born and reared in Brookhaven and had lived in Vicksburg for the past 27 years. He was a retired welder. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Margie Faye Marshall Furr of Vicksburg; two daughters, Miss Rita Faye Furr and Miss Cynthia Ann Furr, both of Vicksburg; four sons, Paul Edward Furr, Mark Anthony Furr, James Earl Furr and Timothy Jack Furr, all of Vicksburg and six grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Glenwood Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. G.R. Travis and the Rev. Dean Perkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Acres Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Frankie Stokes, Bobby Stokes, David Stokes, Paul Lloyd Fields, Bruce Buckley and Willie Franklin. Visitation will be today from 2-9 p.m. at Glenwood.The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg, Mississippi, January 4, 1980
Endnotes
1. United States Social Security Death Index.
2. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).