Individual Details

Jason Thomas FURR

(14 Apr 1971 - 17 Oct 2021)

Two people died in separate wrecks over the weekend in McDowell County. The first incident occurred at 4:03 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when a motorcycle crashed near the intersection of Lake James Road and Hankins Road. EMS paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced one patient dead. That patient was Patrick Donovan Edwards, 30, of 388 Harmony Grove Road in Nebo, according to Trooper Justin Sanders of the N.C. Highway Patrol. Edwards was traveling on his motorcycle toward Marion on Lake James Road when he went into a curve and ran off the right side of the road. Edwards hit an embankment and was thrown off his motorcycle. Edwards was wearing a helmet at the time of his wreck. There was some damage to his 2017 Harley-Davidson, according to Sanders. The second fatal crash occurred at 10:11 p.m. Sunday night along Harmony Grove Road near Gaddy Road. EMS paramedics transported two patients to Mission Hospital in Asheville and pronounced one patient dead at the scene. Trooper Travis Hamby of the N.C. Highway Patrol said this wreck involved a 1998 GMC traveling south on Gaddy Road. The GMC’s driver, 50-year-old Jason Thomas Furr, ran off the road to the right, over corrected and then ran off the road to the left. The GMC began flipping in the roadway and came to rest on its right side in the middle of the road. Furr was pronounced dead at the scene. His address was not available as of deadline Monday. Two passengers in the GMC were transported to Mission Hospital in Asheville. They are Christopher Scott Ray, 32, of 58 Shady Hollow Lane in Nebo and Bridgett Nicole Todd, 42, of 112 Calico Drive in Nebo. Hamby said they have non-life-threatening injuries and perhaps some broken bones.
The McDowell News, Marion, North Carolina, October 18, 2021

Events

Birth14 Apr 1971Washington, District of Columbia
Death17 Oct 2021Nebo, McDowell County, NC
BurialLiving Waters Cemetery, McDowell County, NC

Families

FatherHomer Earl FURR Jr. (1943 - 2014)
MotherLiving
SiblingLiving
SiblingLiving

Notes

Death

Jason Thomas Furr, age 50, of Nebo, North Carolina passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 17, 2021. He was born on April 14, 1971 in Washington, DC to Joyce Ann Cox and the late Earl Furr, Jr. Jason was an avid Carolina Tarheels, Washington Redskins and Dale Earnhardt fan. He loved cars, especially Monte Carlos and visiting flea markets. Jason was a loving son, brother and uncle and his greatest joy was helping others. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one sister, Sandra Massingill (Kenny); one brother, Stacey Furr (Revonda); nieces and nephews, Jessica Morgan (Britt), Andy Vess (Heather), Kelsey Furr and Dylan Furr. Also surviving Jason are a number of great nieces and nephews; a special uncle, Gordon “Chicky” Furches and his cat “Precious”. A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Beam Funeral Service with Reverend Keith Jamison officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow the service at Moffitt Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in Jason’s memory are asked to consider, The Furr Family, PO Box 2162, Old Fort, North Carolina 28762.

Endnotes

1. Beam Funeral Service & Crematory, Marion, North Carolina.

2. findagrave.com.