Individual Details
Craven Cephus FURR
(5 May 1908 - 19 Feb 1988)
Events
| Birth | 5 May 1908 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Apr 1928 | Stanly County, NC - Bessie Rosetta SIDES | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1940 - 1950 | cotton mill weaver - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 19 Feb 1988 | Concord, Cabarrus County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | Craven Cephas FURR | ||||
| Burial | Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Oakboro, Stanly County, NC | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 239-01-8442 | |
Families
| Spouse | Bessie Rosetta SIDES (1909 - 1992) |
| Child | Mildred Louise FURR (1929 - 2012) |
| Child | Craven Eldridge FURR (1930 - 2020) |
| Child | Etha Blanche FURR (1932 - 2021) |
| Child | Mary Frances FURR (1935 - 2006) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Maryland Cephus "Bud" FURR (1871 - 1951) |
| Mother | Dixie BURLESON (1873 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Ava Malinda "Avie" FURR (1894 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Maggie Mae FURR (1896 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Hannah Lila FURR (1899 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Mary Della FURR (1902 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Minnie Vera FURR (1904 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Carra Alla FURR (1906 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Avon Edward FURR (1910 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Arie Lee FURR (1914 - 1998) |
| Sibling | Narra Anna FURR ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary C. FURR ( - ) |
Notes
Death
OAKBORO — Craven C Furr, 79, of Route 2, Graham Road, died on Feb 19, 1988, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in Concord. The funeral will be held 4 p.m. Sunday at Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church conducted by Elder Rom Kerley and Elder Larry Austin. Burial wiil be in the church cemetery. The family will be at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle tonight from 6 to 8. Born May 5, 1908, in Stanly County, he was a son of the late Maryland C. and Dixie Burleson Furr. A retired textile employee, he was a member and deacon of Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Bessie Sides Furr; three sons, Steven Furr of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Thomas Furr of Midland and Eldridge Furr of Oakboro; four daughters, Jean Carelock of Sumter, S.C., Mary Austin of Norwood, Blanche Burris of Albemarle and Louise Almond of Oakboro; a sister, Arie Lee Parnell of Concord, 18 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.The State, Columbia, South Carolina, February 20, 1988
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. findagrave.com.
5. United States Social Security Death Index.