Individual Details
Gurley Clifton FURR
(30 May 1923 - 26 Feb 1973)
Events
| Birth | 30 May 1923 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1947 | Stanly County, NC - Evelyn Jane PRESSON | | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | textile mill worker - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 26 Feb 1973 | Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 244-34-4355 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Evelyn Jane PRESSON (1928 - 2011) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Albert Farranton FURR (1893 - 1972) |
| Mother | Sarah Emily EUDY (1894 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Roy Lee FURR (1920 - 1999) |
| Sibling | James Coy FURR (1922 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Riley Clayton FURR (1925 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Edith Marie FURR (1927 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Ollie Belle FURR (1928 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Doyle FURR (1930 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Hoyle FURR (1930 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Johnnie Brown FURR (1932 - 2017) |
| Sibling | FURR (1936 - 1936) |
Notes
Death
ALBEMARLE —Gurley Chiton Furr, 49, of Rt 3, Albemarle, died at his home Monday. He was born May 30, 1923 in Stanly County to the late Albert F. and Sarah Eudy Furr. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, Disabled American Veterans and DAV Ritual Team. He served in the US Army during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. Mr. Furr was an insurance salesman with Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church by the Rev. A. B. Weaver. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at Hartsell Funeral Home until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to final rites. The family will be atthe funeral home tonight from 7 until 9. Mr. Furr is survived by his wife, Evelyn Presson Furr; a son, Tracy and a daughter, Reva, both of the home, four brothers, Roy and James Furr, both of Rt 3, Albemarle, Clayton Furr of Rt 4, Albemarle, Johnny Brown Furr of Rockingham, one sister, Mrs. Coolridge Almond of Rt 3, Albemarle.Military
Name: Gurley C FurrBirth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 6 Apr 1944
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: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 166
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020..
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. 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..
5. United States Social Security Death Index.
6. 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..
7. findagrave.com.