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MIDLAND - Opal Jean (Furr) Hough, 84, of Midland, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at Heritage House of Harrisburg. Arrangements are incomplete, and will be announced later by Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland. Published in the Concord & Kannapolis Independent Tribune on 2/22/2008.

MIDLAND -- Mrs. Hough, following a year of declining health, went home to be with her Savior on February 21, 2008. Visitation with friends and family was held on Friday, February 22nd at Hartsell Funeral Home in Midland. Funeral services will be held today, Saturday, February 23rd at Mill Grove UMC at 2 p.m., Rev. Arval Rushing officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hough was born September 27, 1923 to the late Andrew Jackson Furr and Bonnie Bryte Clontz Furr, and lived her entire life in Midland. On November 27, 1938, she married Ernest McLarty Hough in Chesterfield County, SC. Mr. Hough passed away on February 23, 1992, and was well known in the area for raising and training bird dogs. Mrs. Hough was employed with Cannon Mills and worked in the washcloth department until her retirement. She was a faithful member of Mill Grove UMC and enjoyed reading her Bible, visiting with family and friends, and going to yard sales. She especially liked working in her yard raking leaves and riding her lawn mower. 'Mammaw' Hough was a very special woman whose heart was full of love and kindness for everyone she met. Her sweet spirit and personality were evident to all who knew her. Mrs. Hough is survived by her son, Ray Hough and wife Kay of Mint Hill; daughters, Brenda Barbee and husband Boyce, and Jill Barbee and husband Tommy, all of Midland; and grandchildren, Bonnie H. Lipke (Douglas), Andrew Hough (Candace), Jeremy Hough (Tory), Brent Barbee (Krista), Sean Barbee (Leslie), Sharon B. Efird (Lee), Chad Barbee (Amy), Brian Barbee, and Barrett Barbee (Jennifer). Also surviving are 15 great grandchildren and her brother, Charles Furr of Midland. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cemetery Fund of Mill Grove UMC, 13659 US Hwy 601 S., Midland, NC 28107. Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is assisting the Hough Family. Published in the Charlotte Observer on 2/23/2008.