Individual Details

Death

NEWTON — Bobby Kimery Furr, 74, of South Brady Avenue, died May 15, 1998, at his residence. Born Dec, 4, 1923, in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Marshall Bryan and Mabel Rowland Furr Sr. A member of First Baptist Church in Newton, he served as a postal clerk in the Newton Post Office for 36 years. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II he was a member of American Legion Post 16 in Newton and the Hickory Chapter of the DAV. Survivors include a son, Mark Furr of Newton; a daughter, Kim Webster of San Diego, Calif; a brother, M.B. Furr Jr. of Newton: a sister, Betty Furr Hunsucker of Maiden; two grandchildren, Sean Webster and Andrew Webster; and a friend, Coline Hedrick of Claremont. The funeral will be conducted by the Revs. David Gary and Fred Thompson at 11 a.m. Monday at his church. Burial will be in Catawba Memorial Park Mausoleum with military rites by the American Legion Post 16. The family will be at Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home from 3 to 5 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 501 Northwest Blvd., Newton, N.C. 28658.
Hickory Daily Record, Hickory, North Carolina, May 17, 1998

Military

Name: Bobby K Furr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Catawba
Enlistment Date: 19 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
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: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Surveyor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 104