Individual Details
William Robert FURR
(8 Oct 1911 - 9 Aug 1986)
Events
| Birth | 8 Oct 1911 | Plainview, Yell County, AR | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1935 | Mary | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | cotton oil mill saw filer - Jefferson County, AR | |||
| Divorce | 13 Feb 1942 | Jefferson County, AR - Mary | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1947 | Garland County, AR - Flora GROSS |  | ||
| Divorce | 8 Sep 1948 | Garland County, AR - Flora GROSS | |||
| Marriage | 28 Dec 1950 | Saline County, AR - Isabelle Beatrice ROUNSAVALL | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1982 | Opal Maxine SPRAGUE | |||
| Death | 9 Aug 1986 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR |  | | |
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR | |
Families
| Spouse | Opal Maxine SPRAGUE (1916 - 2020) |
| Spouse | Mary (1918 - ) |
| Spouse | Flora GROSS (1915 - ) |
| Spouse | Isabelle Beatrice ROUNSAVALL (1911 - ) |
| Father | John Thomas "Tom and Tommie" FURR (1888 - 1956) |
| Mother | Delia MIDDLETON (1892 - ) |
| Sibling | George Washington FURR (1914 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Dorothy E. FURR (1921 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Mae Dale FURR (1924 - 2000) |
Notes
Death
William Robert Furr, 74, of 4417 Locust St, North Little Rock, a retired labor construction supervisor for Pickens Bond Construction Co., died Saturday. Furr was a member of Park Hill Christian Church and was a veteran of World War II. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Griffin Leggett/Rest Hills by the Rev. Jim Farmer. Burial will be in Rest Hills Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Opal Furr; two stepsons, Ralph Donaldson of Indianapolis, Ind., and Geary Donaldson of Dallas, Texas; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Loretta Berkshire of Jacksonville; a sister, Mrs. Mae Barela of Maumelle; a stepbrother, Bobby Gene Ford of North Little Rock, and eight grandchildren.Military
Name: William R FurrBirth Year: 1911
Race: White, citizen
Enlistment Date: 13 Feb 1942
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 128
Endnotes
1. "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N93R-VBQ : 9 March 2021)Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N93R-VBQ : 9 March 2021)Arkansas County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas.
4. 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..
5. findagrave.com.