Individual Details
Arthur Carl FURR
(23 Jan 1919 - 9 Apr 1990)
Events
| Birth | 23 Jan 1919 | Picayune, Pearl River County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 14 Jun 1955 | Mississippi - Mary Katherine MOAK | |||
| Death | 9 Apr 1990 | Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS |  |  | |
| Marriage | Bernice Winona GRIERSON | ||||
| Marriage | Imogene PEMBERTON | ||||
| Alt name | Arthur G. FURR | ||||
| Burial | Union Cemetery, Moss Point, Jackson County, MS | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 426-22-3163 | |
Families
| Spouse | Imogene PEMBERTON (1921 - 1954) |
| Spouse | Bernice Winona GRIERSON (1915 - 1990) |
| Spouse | Mary Katherine MOAK (1926 - 2023) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Franklin "Willie" FURR (1890 - 1953) |
| Mother | Annie Inez JOHNSON (1894 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Willie "Otto" FURR (1917 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Ella Mae FURR (1921 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Della Gay FURR (1921 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Robert Eugene FURR (1928 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Linda Carol FURR (1946 - 1953) |
Notes
Death
Arthur C. Furr, 72, 4004 Warrington Ave., Escatawpa, died Monday, April 9, 1990, in Pascagoula. Mr. Furr was born Jan. 22, 1918, in Pearl River County and had lived in Jackson County for 25 years. He was a retired painter for Ingalls Shipbuilding. Mr. Furr was a member of Escatawpa United Methodist Church and served in the Layman’s Ministry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bernice G. Furr, who died in January. Survivors include two daughters, Melora Lee of Pearl and Awana Black of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Ella Mae Downes of Picayune; two brothers, Robert E. Furr of New Orleans and Tommy Furr of Escatawpa; and one grandson. The funeral will be held today at 10 at Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point, with burial in Union Cemetery.The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi, April 11, 1990
Military
Name: Arthur C FurrBirth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Mississippi
State: Mississippi
County or City: Pearl River
Enlistment Date: 25 Nov 1940
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Sergeant
Grade Code: Sergeant
Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard
Education: 3 years of college
Civil Occupation: Actor (Motion picture actor. ) or Director, Motion Picture (Motion picture director.) or Entertainer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 170
Endnotes
1. The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi.
2. findagrave.com.
3. 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..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.