Individual Details

Death

Brenda Hubbard Furr, 66, died on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at home. Brenda, a breast cancer survivor, was a devoted science teacher at Sneed Middle School in Florence, SC. She also taught at All Saints Episcopal Day School prior to joining the staff at Sneed. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church. She was born in Bennettsville, SC on August 9, 1945, the daughter of June Cottingham and the late 2nd Lt. John Calhoun Hubbard, Jr. He was a B-17 pilot and was killed in action in World War ll. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, George Truett Hucks, who she called her “Big Sugar”. Brenda earned her undergraduate degree from Converse College and her master’s degree from Francis Marion University. After graduating from Converse, she owned and operated Blenheim Bottling Works which she had inherited from her father. Brenda is survived by her two sons, Jeffrey (Sarra) Furr of Cheraw and Gregory Furr of Japan; a much loved grandson, George Coker Furr of Cheraw who was the “light of her life”; her mother, June Hucks of Florence; two sisters, Cathy (Steve) Kitterman of Florence and Kimberly Hucks of Greenville; and a niece, Lindsey Kitterman and nephew, Stephen (Allison) Kitterman of Greenville. The family will receive friends 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in the Caston Parlor of Cheraw First United Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM in the church sanctuary. Burial will be in McCall Cemetery, Bennettsville, SC. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, PO Box 87, Florence, SC 29503, or the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, 21 East Second Street, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469. The museum was a cherished activity for her grandson George Coker and Brenda, his “beach buddy”.