Individual Details
Bruce Warren FURR
(24 May 1921 - 24 Dec 1989)
Events
| Birth | 24 May 1921 | North Carolina |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | carpenter - Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Divorce | 13 Feb 1952 | Cabarrus County, NC - Helen Kathleen EUDY | | ||
| Death | 24 Dec 1989 | Durham, Durham County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | 27 Dec 1989 | Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC | | ||
| Marriage | Helen Kathleen EUDY | ||||
| Marriage | Emma Mae MATHIS | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 245-16-0210 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Mae MATHIS (1919 - 1968) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Helen Kathleen EUDY (1924 - 2009) |
| Child | Doris Ann "Dottie" FURR (1940 - 2008) |
| Child | Bruce Wayne FURR (1942 - 1975) |
| Child | Kenneth Ray FURR (1944 - 2024) |
| Child | Darrell Gene FURR (1945 - 2016) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Allison Weaver FURR (1894 - 1965) |
| Mother | Nettie KEZIAH (1895 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Vance Lee FURR (1916 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Thaddeus Newton "Thad" FURR (1919 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Rodney Forrest FURR (1923 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Paul Worth FURR (1925 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Sarah Lucile FURR (1928 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Louise FURR (1931 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Allison Weaver "Bucky" FURR Jr. (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Carolyn Jane FURR (1938 - 2022) |
Notes
Death
Bruce Warren Furr, 68, of Route 1, died unexpectedly 9 27 p m on Dec 24, 1989, at the Durham VA Medical Center. A graveside service will be 10 am Wednesday in the National Cemetery of Salisbury with the Rev Raymond Miller officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Rowan County Veterans Council. The family will be at Lyerly Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 and the remainder of the time at their homes. Born May 24, 1921, in Cabarrus County, Furr was a son of the late AW and Nettie Kezziah Furr. Educated in the Cabarrus County schools, he was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired carpenter and a Baptist and was a member of the Samuel C Hart American Legion Post and the VFW Post in Kannapolis. His wife, Emma Mathis Davis Furr, and a son, Wayne Furr, both preceded him in death. Survivors include three sons, Kenneth, Darryl and Douglas Furr, all of Concord, a stepson, Ralph Davis of Lexington, two daughters, Doris Ann Cruse of Concord and Sue Lakey of Route 1, a stepdaughter, Sarah Davis Walton of Granite Quarry, Four brothers, Vance Furr of Concord, Paul Furr of Kannapolis, Rodney Furr of Danville, Va and A.W Furr Jr of Stone Mountain, Ga , three sisters, Louise McAbee of Kannapolis, Sarah Miler of Landis and Carolyn Taylor of Salisbury, 16 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.Military
Name: Bruce W FurrBirth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Cabarrus
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1944
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
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: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Gunsmith* (Armorer), Diesel Mechanic (Automobile mechanic, Diesel engine), Camera Repairman (still camera), Instrument Repairman, Nonelectrical (Instrument maker), Utility Repairman (Mechanic, general), Equipment Maintenance Man, Motion Picture equipment
Marital Status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 100
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 Divorce Records, 1926-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-27TN : 15 August 2019).
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina http://www.interment.net/data/us/nc/rowan/salisnat/salisbury%5Ffigo.ht m.
5. findagrave.com.
6. United States Social Security Death Index.
7. 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..