Individual Details

Death

Funeral services for S. I. Furr, 61, of 1922 Lenox avenue, who died yesterday morning in a local hospital after an illness of three weeks, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at McEwen chapel. Rev. J. B. Ficklen of Westminster branch of Covenant Presbyterian church and Dr. C. M. Boyd will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery here. Serving as active pallbearers will be J. B. Ashe, L. A. Huss, O. L. Hill, H. C. Forbis, T. L. Bird, and R. L. Fox. Honorary pallbearers will be L. L. Ramseur, J. A. Forney, L. W. Turner, C. B. Miller, T. B. Horton, E. S. Ross, T. B. Horton, Jr. J. C. Mullins, J. A. Aker, J. G. Watson, N. C. Tucker, W. B. Austin, B. J. Broadway, D. M. Dellinger, F. O. Gillis, O. W. Overcash, M. L. Harkey, B. B. Blanton, A. E. Cobb, and Dr. W. M. Strong. Born December 25, 1886, in Stanly county, Mr. Furr was the son of the late William Wilson and Sarah Furr of Mecklenburg county. He had been an employe of Duke Power company for the last 36 years. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Surviving Mr. Furr are his wife, Mrs. Frances York Furr; four sons, William W. Furr, Joe S. Furr, Robert B. Furr, and Franklin E. Furr, all of Charlotte; two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Polk of Charlotte and Miss Mae Furr of Matthews; a brother, Alonzo Furr of Houston, Texas; and a grandson, Joe Furr, Jr., of Charlotte.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 31, 1948