Individual Details
James William FURR
(15 Nov 1916 - 1 Jan 2007)
Events
| Birth | 15 Nov 1916 | Newton, Catawba County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Aug 1937 | Guilford County, NC - Lois Catherine CHIDESTER | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 - 1950 | rayon salesman - Guilford County, NC | |||
| Death | 1 Jan 2007 | Brooksville, Hernando County, FL |  | | |
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 414-05-9459 | | |||
| Burial | Florida Hills Memorial Gardens, Spring Hill, Hernando County, FL | |
Families
| Spouse | Lois Catherine CHIDESTER (1917 - 1981) |
| Child | James William "Jim" FURR Jr. (1938 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Grover Carr FURR (1893 - 1987) |
| Mother | Beulah Mae LITTLE (1890 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Woodrow Craig FURR (1913 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Shirley Gaynell FURR (1914 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Grover Carr FURR Jr. (1920 - 2011) |
Notes
Death
Furr, James William, 90, of Brooksville, died Monday (Jan. 1, 2007) in Brooksville. Born in Newton, N.C., he came to this area 36 years ago from Akron, Ohio. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a chemist for Burlington Industries. He was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene of Spring Hill. He was a former trustee of the First United Methodist Church of Spring Hill. He was a member of the Gideons International. He had been active with prison ministries and the Billy Graham Ministries. He was part of a mission trip to Colombia. He was a volunteer with the Spring Hill Fire Department. He was a former president of the Spring Hill Garden Club and the Hernando County Audubon Society. Survivors include his wife, Geneva E. Wilson; a son, James William Furr Jr., Salt Lake City; a daughter, Karen "Kay" McLain, Spring Hill; a brother, Grover Carr Furr Jr., South Florida; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Merritt Funeral Home, Brooksville.St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 3, 2007
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. St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 3, 2007.
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. findagrave.com.