Individual Details
Alonzo Rufus "Red" FURR
(20 May 1900 - 25 Jun 1975)
Events
| Birth | 20 May 1900 | Pineville, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 9 Sep 1922 | Lancaster County, SC - Lela Mae GRIFFIN |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1940 | painter - Pineville, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 25 Jun 1975 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | Rufus Lonzo FURR | ||||
| Alt name | Elonzo Rufus FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 244-09-0055 | | |||
| Burial | Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Lela Mae GRIFFIN (1895 - 1967) |
| Child | Renia May FURR (1929 - 2011) |
| Father | Henry William FURR (1874 - 1932) |
| Mother | Martha Woody "Mattie" BOATWRIGHT (1877 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Lee Daniel "Dan" FURR (1900 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Victoria FURR (1900 - 1980) |
| Sibling | John Robert FURR (1907 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Boyce Alex FURR (1910 - 1985) |
| Sibling | James T. "Jay" FURR (1915 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Nellie Luclie FURR (1918 - 1989) |
Notes
Death
Rufus “Red” Furr, 75, of Dover St. in Pineville, died yesterday. He was a retired painting contractor. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Stough Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville with the Rev. J. Grady Faulk, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park. Born May 30, 1900, in Mecklenburg County, he was the son of the late Henry and Mattie Boatwright Furr. Mr. Furr was a member of Stough Memorial Baptist Church, the McCoy Sunday School Class, a deacon for 25 years, a member of the Joy senior citizens of the church. He was a member of the Navajo Redman Tribe. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Renia Bryant of Roswell, Ga., and Mrs. Phyllis Moore of Charlotte; two sisters, Mrs. Victoria Heffner of Monroe and Mrs. Lucille Bass of Pineville; two brothers, Royce Furr of Pineville and Robert Furr of Monroe, and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at McEwen Funeral Home.The Charlotte News, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 26, 1975
Endnotes
1. "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 28 July 2020. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
2. 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..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.