Individual Details
Roy Leon FURR
(17 Aug 1924 - 8 Mar 2001)
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1924 | Bristol, Ellis County, TX |  | ||
| Marriage | 1943 | Santa Paula, Ventura County, CA - Living | |||
| Divorce | 19 Sep 1950 | California - Living | |||
| Marriage | 3 Jul 1957 | Las Vegas, Clark County, NV - Geraldine WREN | |||
| Death | 8 Mar 2001 | Oxnard, Ventura County, CA |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 564-26-2523 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, CA | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Geraldine WREN (1922 - 2013) |
| Father | Fred O'Neil "Fred" FURR (1899 - 1991) |
| Mother | Frances Donleta CARTER (1904 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Bessie Clyde FURR (1926 - 2020) |
| Sibling | Jerry Brian FURR (1928 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
Roy L. Furr of Oxnard, former assistant chief with the city’s Fire Department, has died at the age of 76. Furr died Thursday after a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1924, in Bristol, Texas. His family moved to Ventura County when he was 6. He served in the Army, including with the 82nd Airborne as a combat medic during World War II and the Korean War. He was awarded numerous medals, including the Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars. During his 28 years as a firefighter in Oxnard, he served in nearly every position. His duties over the years included apparatus and equipment evaluation, personnel supervision, budget officer and building and public safety inspections. He retired in 1981. Furr served on the Ventura County Grand Jury in 1996. He was a member of the Elks and Kiwanis clubs and a volunteer for Food Share. Furr is survived by his wife, Geraldine; a sister, Bessie Lovin of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two brothers, Jerry of Salinas and Bill of Tucson, Ariz. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at James A. Reardon Mortuary in Oxnard. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary, with Chaplain Daniel Green of the Oxnard Fire Department officiating. Burial will follow at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura.The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, March 12, 2001
Military
Name: Roy L FurrBirth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Texas
State: California
County or City: Ventura
Enlistment Date: 18 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: Fresno
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: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Electric Truck Driver
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 142
Endnotes
1. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD6G-SDL : 5 December 2014).
2. The Los Angeles Times.
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
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.