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The Moore County home of Jimmy and Sayde Furr was destroyed Saturday by an early morning fire that claimed the lives of five of their seven children. The parents tried to rescue the children, who were sleeping in upstairs bedrooms, but Vass Fire Chief Hugh McLean said they were fortunate to escape themselves. The Furr children killed were Paul, 8; Jonathan, 11; Jennifer, 12; Beth, 15; and Jodie, 19. The Furrs` two other children, Penny, 18, and Anthony, 20, were spending the
Published on January 27, 1986, Page 2B, Charlotte Observer, The (NC)

5 IN FAMILY KILLED AS FIRE GUTS HOUSE IN MOORE COUNTY PARENTS COULDN`T SAVE SLEEPING CHILDREN

Source: Associated Press
The parents of five Moore County children who died in a house fire that``burned like fury`` fought to save the children from second-floor bedrooms but were driven back by heat and flames, firefighters say. The home of Jimmy and Sayde Furr was destroyed Saturday by an early morning fire that claimed the lives of five of their seven children. The parents tried to rescue the children, who were sleeping in upstairs bedrooms, but Vass Fire Chief Hugh McLean said they were fortunate to
Published on January 27, 1986, Page 2B, Charlotte Observer, The (NC)

MOORE COUNTY HOUSE FIRE KILLS 5 SIBLINGS

Five brothers and sisters died early Saturday in Vass when fire swept through their home, trapping them in second-floor bedrooms their parents could not reach. Moore County Medical Examiner Alfred Siege said the parents, Jim and Sadie Furr, escaped after trying unsuccessfully to reach their children, ranging in age from 7 to 19. Fire Chief Hugh McClean said the fire, the cause of which is not known, was the worst ever in Vass and possibly the worst in Moore
Published on January 26, 1986, Page 2C, Charlotte Observer, The (NC)

Birth	21 Jul 1934	Robeson County, NC
Death	27 Jan 1987	Moore County, NC
Marriage		Geraldine Sadye Mae BAKER
Alt name		Jimmy Claude FURR
Soc Sec No		244-40-1163
Burial		Johnson Grove Cemetery, Vass, Moore County, NC

Spouse	Geraldine Sadye Mae BAKER (1935 - 1996)
Child	David FURR (1955 - 1984)
Child	Living
Child	Jody FURR (1966 - 1986)
Child	Penelopie Rose "Penny" FURR (1967 - 2002)
Child	Virginia Elizabeth "Beth" FURR (1971 - 1986)
Child	Jennifer Mae FURR (1973 - 1986)
Child	Jonathan FURR (1974 - 1986)
Child	Paul Jacob FURR (1978 - 1986)

Father	Claude Junior FURR (1901 - 1983)
Mother	Polly Ann BRITT (1906 - 1973)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Clyde Junice FURR (1932 - 2001)
Sibling	Paul R. FURR (1933 - )
Sibling	Gene Averian FURR (1940 - 2024)