Individual Details
Ivy Adella FURR
(20 Jan 1904 - 31 May 1982)
Events
| Birth | 20 Jan 1904 | Brandywine, Claiborne County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 30 Oct 1921 | Sharkey County, MS - James Franklin "Frank" BATES |  | ||
| Death | 31 May 1982 | Gulfport, Harrison County, MS |  | | |
| Burial | Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens, Long Beach, Harrison County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | James Franklin "Frank" BATES (1899 - 1978) |
| Child | James Louis BATES (1922 - 2008) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Preston FURR (1869 - 1950) |
| Mother | Ellen Adella JONES (1872 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Herman Payton FURR (1890 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Sidney Guy FURR (1892 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Eunice Geneva FURR (1894 - 1987) |
| Sibling | William Herbert FURR (1895 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Dewey Hobson FURR (1897 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Bonnie Bell "Lela" FURR (1899 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Helen Ethel FURR (1902 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Hugh Gordon FURR (1912 - 2000) |
Notes
Death
PASS CHRISTIAN — A private funeral for Mrs. Ivy Furr Bates was held Tuesday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church in Pass Christian, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park in Long Beach. Mrs. Bates, 78, widow of James Frank Bates and a resident of 127 Eleanor Drive in Pass Christian, died Monday in Gulfport. He was a native of Sharkey County and a Coast resident for 40 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Pass Christian. Survivors include four sons, James L. Bates of Panama City, Fla., Charles K. Bates of Pass Christian, Jerry F. Bates of Gonzales, La., and Robert W. Bates of Sarasota, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Hazel McDonald and Mrs. Helen Giadrosich, both of Pass Christian; two brothers, Hugh Furr and Dewey Furr, both of Hollandale; a sister, Mrs. Eunice Jones of Virginia; 28 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grand- children. The family prefers contributions to the American Cancer Society or the First United Methodist Church of Pass Christian. Riemann Funeral Home of Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.The Sun, Biloxi, Mississippi, June 2, 1982
Endnotes
1. Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 November 2020.
2. The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi.
3. findagrave.com.