Individual Details

Death

CANDOR - Vann C. Furr, 71, of Route 2 died Sunday, April 3, 1994, at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, after a three month illness. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at Macedonia Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Graham Fowler. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Furr was born August 4, 1922, in Stanly County to Oscar Furr and Sarah Lambert Furr. He was retired from the Research and Development Department of Gilead Mfg. Co., and operated Furr's Machine Service. He was a member of Macedonia Presbyterian Church. Surviving are wife, Alberta Kellis Furr of the home; sons, Darrell Furr, Nelson Furr, and Tim Furr, all of Candor; daughters, Mrs. Judy Hurley of Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Gina Kennedy of Star, Mrs. Janice McCaskill of Candor; sisters, Mrs. Vernie Almond of Albemarle, Mrs. Jackie Johnson of Rose Hill and Mrs. Selma Tucker of South Carolina; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Briggs Candor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Greensboro News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 5, 1994

Military

Name: Van C Furr
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Moore
Enlistment Date: 19 Mar 1943
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: 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: Machinist* or Railway Mechanic, General or Engine Specialist (Machinist, Automobile) An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral T
Marital Status: Married
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Weight: 093