Individual Details
Dewey Croson FURR
(1 Dec 1920 - 4 Sep 1963)
Events
| Birth | 1 Dec 1920 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | hose knitter - Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 4 Sep 1963 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Marriage | Helen Clara Belle TEETER | ||||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Canton Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Helen Clara Belle TEETER (1921 - 1987) |
| Child | Linda Jane FURR (1944 - 2005) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Levi E. FURR (1888 - 1966) |
| Mother | Eliza Jane POPLIN (1889 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Bessie Lee FURR (1910 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Flora Mae FURR (1911 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Zola Viola FURR (1913 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Horace Jasper FURR (1915 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Floyd Baxter FURR (1917 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Sarah Evelyn "Louise" FURR (1919 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Annie Louise FURR (1923 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Vernon Calvin FURR (1924 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Mildred "Mick" FURR (1926 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Edith Pauline FURR (1928 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Peggy Jean FURR (1932 - ) |
Notes
Death
ALBEMARLE — Funeral services for Dewey Croson Furr, 42, Rt. 4, Albemarle, who died Wednesday from wreck injuries received near Mount Gilead, will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Canton Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. O. H. Bolch, assisted by the Rev. Frank Moore of Charlotte. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was a native of Stanly County and member of Oakhurst Baptist Church in Charlotte. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen Teeter Furr; one daughter, Linda Jane; one son, Gary Steve, both of Charlotte; his father, Levi Furr of Rt. 4, Albemarle; six sisters, Mrs. D. A. Blake of Greensboro, Mrs. Oscar Harris of Charlotte, Mrs. Harvey Burleson and Mrs. George Mauldin of Rt. 4, Albemarle, Mrs. Pat Cagle of Rt. 2, New London, and Mrs. Donald Herrin, Rt. 1, Oakboro; two brothers, Horace J. Furr of Albemarle and Vernon C. Furr of Rt. 1, Albemarle.The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 6, 1963
Military
Name: Dewey C FurrBirth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 27 Nov 1943
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Carburetor Specialist
Marital Status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
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. findagrave.com.