Individual Details

Death

CONCORD Mary Irene Furr Little, 98, of Concord, went to her eternal home Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Universal Healthcare in Concord. The family will receive friends at Roberta United Methodist Church, 3925 Cochran Rd. SW, Concord, NC 28027, today (Sunday, Nov. 4), from 2 to 3 p.m. Funeral services will follow at the church at 3 p.m., with the Rev. David Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Irene was born March 9, 1914, in Cabarrus County, to the late Daniel Vernon and Sarah Frances Blackwelder Furr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Glenn Little, in 1975; son, Billy Jack Little, in 2008; brothers, Jake, Fred, John, D.V., Lawton, and Ben Furr; and sisters, Gertrude Blackwelder, Rebecca Cochran, and Cathline Litaker. Irene's spirit will live on through her sons, grandchildren, family and friends who share her love for life. She has three sons to cherish wonderful memories of a loving mother, A.F. Fletchel Little and wife, Betty, Edward Vernon Little and wife, Ethel, C.F. Buck Little and wife, Melissa; a brother, Harold Furr and wife, Ophelia "Philly"; grandchildren, Dana Little, Rick Little, Aaron Little, Jerome Little, Phillip Little, Lisa Little Rice, and Martra Kluttz, all of Concord, and Greg Little, of California; 14 great-grandchildren; niece, Norma Honbarrier, like a daughter; and special friend, Brenda Massey. The family would like to thank the staff at Universal Healthcare in Concord for making her last days comfortable. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Roberta United Methodist Church, 3925 Cochran Rd. SW, Concord, NC 28027. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Little family. Online condolences may be made at hartsellfh.com.
Published in Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune from November 3 to November 7, 2012