Individual Details
Howard Leslie "Pete" FURR
(24 Oct 1926 - 11 Aug 1966)
Events
| Birth | 24 Oct 1926 | Wisner, Franklin Parish, LA |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | farmer - Franklin Parish, LA | |||
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1951 | Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, LA - Willie Jean YOUNG | |||
| Death | 11 Aug 1966 | Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA |  | | |
| Burial | South Central Cemetery, Metropolis, Franklin Parish, LA | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 433-48-6739 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Willie Jean YOUNG (1930 - 2016) |
| Child | Howard Leslie "Les" FURR Jr. (1952 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Lucian Wylie FURR (1887 - 1965) |
| Mother | Mary Cole SPANN (1887 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Vivian Bernice FURR (1907 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Clarence Anding FURR (1909 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Joe Nixon FURR (1910 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Marion Magelina FURR (1912 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Wylie Spann FURR (1916 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Lucian Wylie FURR Jr. (1921 - 2015) |
| Sibling | Frank Edward FURR (1928 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Robert Hugh "Whoopie" FURR (1931 - 2021) |
Notes
Death
Friends will be sorry to learn of Howard L. ‘‘Pete’’ Furr’s accidental death which occurred last week in Monroe. Pete was cleaning a gun when it discharged. He was a former insurance agent here in Ferriday, while his wife taught school.The Concordia Sentinel, Vidalia, Louisiana, August 18, 1966
Military
Name: Howard L N FurrBirth Year: 1926
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Louisiana
State: Louisiana
County or City: Franklin
Enlistment Date: 18 Jan 1945
Enlistment State: Louisiana
Enlistment City: Shreveport
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: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 699
Endnotes
1. "Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC1Y-4W5 : Sun Mar 10 01:10:13 UTC 2024).
2. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSP-S62F : 10 February 2023).
3. findagrave.com.
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. 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..