Individual Details

Marriage

At a charmingly informal wedding this morning at 11 o’clock Mass Margaret Alene Ward be came the bride of Mr. Woodrow Craig Furr of High Point. The wedding took place at Lake Lanier at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ward. The ceremony was performed bv the bride’s pastor, Rev. B. G. Henry of the First Baptist church. The bride and bridegroom entered together. Only members of the two families were present. The bride wore a two-toned ensemble of blue with biege and tan accessories. Her flowers were a shoulder bouquet of white orchids. The home was attractively decorated by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Costa. Palm leaves formed the background. The bridal table was decorated with white roses and maiden hair ferns. Salmon roses, yellow snap dragons, blue delphenium, gerbera and Boston daisies, and white gladioli were used throughout the house. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ward. She is a graduate of Tryon high school and of Queens college. The bride groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Furr of High Point. He was graduated from North Carolina State college. The young couple will make their home in Marion, Virginia, where Mr. Furr is connected with the Burlington Mills, Inc.
The Tryon Daily Bulletin, Tyron, North Carolina, June 8, 1940

Death

Mrs. Alene Ward Furr of Dunwoody, a retired elementary school teacher, died of a heart attack Friday at Shallowford Community Hospital. She was 68. The cryptside service will be Monday at 11 am. at Green Lawn Mausoleum. Surviving are her husband, Woodrow Craig Furr, and a brother.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, September 14, 1986