Individual Details

Death

Mrs. Betty Furr, wife of Geo. W. Furr, of Lincoln co. departed this life Feb’y 17th, 1882, aged sixty-one years and seven months. We extend to our bereaved friend sincere sympathy.
The Weekly Copiahan, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, February 25, 1882

Tribute of Respect. At a regular meeting of Copiah Lodge No. 109, I. 0. O. F., held at Beauregard, Miss., on the 16th day of March, 1882, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, In the, wisdom of an all wise Providence, we, as brethren of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, are called upon to sympathize with our beloved brother, G. W. Furr, in the death of his long cherished and christian wife, Elizabeth Furr, who departed this life on the 17th day of February, 1882. Resolved 1st, That we as a band of brother Odd Fellows, bound by the chain “Friendship, Love and Truth” do hereby extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolence to our brother and his family in this, their sad bereavment (sic). Resolved 2nd, That a copy of this preamble and resolutions be sent to brother Furr and family, and also to the Wesson Herald, Copiahan, and BrookHaven Ledger with the request that they publish the same. S. M. Williamson, R. I. Morris, E. A. Rowan, Committee
The Brookhaven Ledger, Brookhaven, Mississippi, March 23, 1882