Individual Details
John Bunyan FURR
(23 Aug 1889 - 10 Jan 1955)
Events
| Birth | 23 Aug 1889 | Stanfield, Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1916 | Stanly County, NC - Pearl Jeanette SMITH | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1950 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 10 Jan 1955 | Stanfield, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | John Bunyon FURR | ||||
| Burial | Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanfield, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Pearl Jeanette SMITH (1898 - 1969) |
| Child | Lloyd Nelson FURR (1918 - 1989) |
| Child | Gladys Jeanette FURR (1919 - 1996) |
| Child | Edgar James "Ed" FURR (1920 - 1989) |
| Child | Harold Herbert FURR (1924 - 1997) |
| Child | Connie Mae FURR (1928 - 2011) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Nelson Nathaniel FURR (1860 - 1932) |
| Mother | Eliza Jane "Lizzie" DRY (1868 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Charles Hampton "Charlie" FURR (1886 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Mary C. FURR (1887 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Martha Ellen FURR (1887 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Virginia "Jennie" FURR (1891 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Bell Zora FURR (1894 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Willlie Shuford FURR (1896 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Naomi "Oma" FURR (1898 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Emmer FURR (1900 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Rufus Nathaniel FURR (1901 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Nell Cropsy "Nellie" FURR (1903 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Roy Lee FURR (1905 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Elma Elizabeth FURR (1907 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Ralph Carlton FURR (1910 - 1988) |
Notes
Death
STANFIELD — John Bunion Furr, 66, of Route 2, Stanfield, died Monday morning of a heart attack near his home. A farmer, Mr. Furr was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and was chairman of the Board of Deacons. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Cranford of Albemarle and Mrs. Jim Kennedy of Oakboro; three sons, Floyd and Edgar Furr of Concord and Harold of Stanfield; and a number of grandchildren. His parents were the late Nelson and Eliza Doby Furr of Stanly County. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 at Philadelphia Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. J. G. Aldridge. Burial was in the church cemetery.The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 13, 1955
Endnotes
1. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSP-S62F : 10 February 2023).
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. 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..
4. findagrave.com.