Individual Details

Scott FURR

(2 Jun 1918 - 2 Jul 1983)

Events

Birth2 Jun 1918Wesson, Copiah County, MS
Occupation1940general merchandise salesman - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Marriage2 Feb 1941New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA - Eda LEHMANN
Death2 Jul 1983Magnolia, Pike County, MS
Soc Sec No330-18-3815
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, Magnolia, Pike County, MS

Families

SpouseEda LEHMANN (1914 - 2008)
ChildLiving
FatherRobert Dewitt FURR (1894 - 1941)
MotherJohnnie M. SPEED (1896 - 1968)
SiblingCatherine FURR (1916 - 1916)
SiblingTroy Lamar FURR (1922 - 1993)
SiblingFred Warren FURR (1928 - 2013)

Notes

Death

Longtime Pike County farm equipment dealer Scott Furr died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday in Beacham Memorial Hospital in Magnolia following a lengthy illness. He was 67. Visitation in Hartman Funeral Home of McComb began Saturday night. Services will be 2:30 this afternoon in Hartman chapel with Dr. Farris Smith officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. The family requests memorials be sent to First Baptist Church of Magnolia where he was a member. Born June 2, 1916, in Wesson, Mr. Furr was the son of Robert Dewitt and Johnnie Speed Furr. He owned and operated Scott Furr Equipment Co. south of Magnolia many years. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Eda Lehmann Furr; a daughter Mrs. Clifford W. (Carolyn) Hawk and two granddaughters, Charlotte and Susan Hawk of Slidell, La.; two brothers, Troy and Fred Furr, both of Brookhaven; four nieces and one nephew. Pallbearers will be Dr. Verner Holmes, Dr. Jack Nunnery, Melvin Starrett, Bobby Furr, Hilton Furr and Jimmy Lee Smith.
Enterprise-Journal, McComb, Mississippi, July 3, 1983

Soc Sec No

State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

Endnotes

1. "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKR-NDD1 : Sat Mar 09 02:51:58 UTC 2024).

2. Enterprise-Journal, McComb, Mississippi.

3. United States Social Security Death Index.

4. findagrave.com.