Individual Details
Walter Columbus FURR
(26 Jul 1870 - 9 May 1956)
Events
| Birth | 26 Jul 1870 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1894 | Stanly County, NC - Rena Atte LITTLE |  | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1900 and 1940 | farmer - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Death | 9 May 1956 | Stanfield, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | C. D. FURR | ||||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Rena Atte LITTLE (1867 - 1947) |
| Child | Carl Augustus FURR (1895 - 1979) |
| Child | Lela Maye FURR (1899 - 1974) |
| Child | Charles Monroe "Charlie" FURR (1900 - 1990) |
| Child | Alma Elizabeth FURR (1903 - 1986) |
| Child | Ola Catherine FURR (1906 - 2006) |
| Child | Earl Martin FURR (1909 - 2005) |
| Child | Coy Lee FURR (1910 - 2007) |
| Father | Martin Luther FURR (1842 - 1923) |
| Mother | Catherine Josephine DRY (1847 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Albert C. FURR (1872 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Beecher Zebulon FURR (1875 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Garrie Elizabeth FURR (1877 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Philas James FURR (1879 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Charles Monroe FURR (1881 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Ada Luann FURR (1884 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Luther Franklin FURR (1890 - 1948) |
Notes
Death
CONCORD—Walter C. Furr, 85, retired farmer of the Georgeville community and father of Carl A. Furr, superintendent of Cabarrus County schools, died Wednesday afternoon at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Cabarrus County. The Rev. Luther R. Sloop, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. Mr. Furr was born July 26, 1870, in the Georgeville community and lived there all his life. He was the son of the late Martin L. and Catherine Dry Furr. His wife, Mrs. Rena Little Furr, died in 1947. In addition to the son here, survivors include three other sons, Charlie Furr of Albemarle, Earl Furr of Charlotte, and Coy Furr of Miami, Fla.; three daughters, Miss Lela Furr of the home and Miss Alma Furr and Mrs. Ola Abernathey of Charlotte; a sister, Mrs. Hugh Michael of Mt. Holly; a brother, C. M. Furr of San Antonio, Tex.; and five grandchildren.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 11, 1956
Endnotes
1. 1850 Stanly County, North Carolina, Census, Furrs, page 38B.
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. findagrave.com.