Individual Details
Albert Bethel FURR
(11 Jan 1923 - 6 Feb 1983)
Events
| Birth | 11 Jan 1923 | Pittsburg, Crawford County, KS |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | gambling casino dealer - Las Vegas, Clark County, NV | |||
| Marriage | 18 Nov 1965 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK - Living | | ||
| Marriage | 11 Jan 1977 | Clark County, NV - Living | | ||
| Death | 6 Feb 1983 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK |  | | |
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Albert James FURR (1897 - 1961) |
| Mother | Vera Elizabeth BALDWIN (1901 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Alvin James FURR (1924 - 1982) |
Notes
Death
A Las Vegas, Nev., man, who returned here to attend funeral services for his mother, died Sunday following an apparent heart attack. Albert Furr, 60, died three days after the death of his mother. Furr, who died in a Tulsa hospital, had worked for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as a box man, one who is in charge of casino money, for three years. He was a veteran of World War II. His only survivor is one daughter Vicki Furr of Las Vegas. Services are pending with Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home. His mother, Mrs. Vera E. “Emma” Furr, was formerly of Tulsa. She lived with her son in Las Vegas for five years. Mrs. Furr worked for Froug’s of Tulsa for 40 years. While living in Las Vegas, she was a member of the Grandparents of Las Vegas, an organization that helped children in trouble. Mrs. Furr is survived by three grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home.Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 7, 1983
Military
Name: Albert B FurrBirth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Kansas
State: Oklahoma
County or City: Tulsa
Enlistment Date: 5 Nov 1940
Enlistment State: Oklahoma
Enlistment City: Tulsa
Branch: Corps of Engineers
Branch Code: Corps of Engineers
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 117
Endnotes
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2. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z5-ZFF8 : 23 March 2020).
3. Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
4. Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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..
6. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).