Individual Details
Willis James "Bill" FURR
(10 Mar 1903 - 5 Nov 1988)
Events
| Birth | 10 Mar 1903 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1950 | cotton mill cover roller - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Death | 5 Nov 1988 | Concord, Cabarrus County, NC |  | | |
| Marriage | Myrtle MARLOW | ||||
| Alt name | Willis Jones FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 237-01-0042 | | |||
| Burial | Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Myrtle MARLOW (1904 - 1988) |
| Child | Geraldine FURR (1926 - 1990) |
| Child | Peggy Jean FURR (1931 - 2008) |
| Child | Lavay Claudette FURR (1936 - 1974) |
| Father | James Pinkney "Jim" FURR (1880 - 1949) |
| Mother | Minnie R. LINKER (1880 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Charles Andrew FURR (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | FURR (1920 - 1920) |
Notes
Death
KANNAPOLIS — Willis James Furr, 85, of 501 Forest Ave., died at 8:20 a.m. Nov. 5, 1988, at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. He had been in declining health for three years and seriously ill for a week. The funeral will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Whitley’s Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Utley. Burial will be at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight. Born March 10, 1903, in Cabarrus County, he was a son of the late Jim and Minnie Linker Furr. He was employed at Cannon Mills, Plant 1, in the roller shop for 63 years, retiring in 1977. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World. His wife, Myrtle Marlow Furr, died July 26, 1988. Survivors include two daughters, Geraldine Fain of the home and Mrs. Boyce (Peggy) Hunter Concord; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.Endnotes
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3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.