Individual Details

James Burton FURR

(12 Sep 1895 - 3 Mar 1961)

Events

Birth12 Sep 1895Center, Attala County, MS
Marriage3 Dec 1923Attala County, MS - Iona Vasthi BLOCKER
Death3 Mar 1961Jackson, Hinds County, MS
BurialCenter Cemetery, Williamsville, Attala County, MS

Families

SpouseIona Vasthi BLOCKER (1896 - 1978)
ChildJames Burton FURR Jr. (1924 - 1997)
ChildMartha Lou "Mattie" FURR (1925 - 1942)
ChildJack Odell FURR (1930 - 1989)
ChildHenry Carlton FURR (1932 - 1996)
FatherHenry Clifton FURR (1853 - 1932)
MotherMartha J. "Mattie" DAVIS (1854 - 1931)
SiblingMary Idris FURR (1875 - 1945)
SiblingHenry Walter FURR (1877 - 1945)
SiblingDella C. FURR (1880 - 1954)
SiblingFred Wilson FURR (1886 - 1931)
SiblingSamuel Davis "Sam" FURR (1888 - 1951)
SiblingLouella Willie "Lou" FURR (1890 - 1929)

Notes

Death

James B. Furr, Sr., 65, of 4235 W. Capitol street died Friday afternoon at the Veterans Administration Hospital. He was a native of Attala county and former resident of Edinburg. He had lived in Jackson for sixteen years. Mr. Furr was a veteran of World War one and a former employee of Morris Ice Company, retiring three years ago due to ill health. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Ione Vashti Blocker of Attala county; three sons, James B. Furr., Jack Odell Furr and Henry Carlton Furr, all of Jackson; two grandsons, Michael Furr and Larry Paul Furr of Jackson. Services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 p.m. from Center Baptist Church in Attala county with the Rev. J. P. Neel, Jr., paster of Highland Baptist Church Jackson, officiating. Wright and Ferguson in charge of local arrangements.

Endnotes

1. Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 November 2020.

2. The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, March 4, 1961.

3. Everette Carr, www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/, everettecarr@enter.net.