Individual Details
Walter Lamar FURR
(24 Mar 1899 - 12 Jul 1983)
Never married, civil engineer.
Events
| Birth | 24 Mar 1899 | Lincoln County, MS |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | farm helper - Lincoln County, MS | |||
| Death | 12 Jul 1983 | Jackson, Hinds County, MS |  | | |
| Burial | Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, MS | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 428-44-0593 | ||||
| Military | in World War II | | |
Families
| Father | George Washington FURR (1873 - 1954) |
| Mother | Lydia Henrietta "Etta" GIRAULT (1872 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Mildred Edith FURR (1901 - 1967) |
| Sibling | John Girault FURR (1903 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Victor Lee FURR (1906 - 1976) |
Notes
Death
WESSON — Walter Lamar Furr, 84, died Tuesday at Inglewood Nursing Home in Jackson. Services are 11 a.m. today at Hartman-Henderson Funeral Home chapel of Brookhaven with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. A native of Wesson, he was a veteran of World War II and a retired electrical engineer. He was a Baptist. He is survived by his brother, John G. Furr of Long Beach,and nephew, George Furr of Jackson.Military
Name: Walter L FurrBirth Year: 1899
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Mississippi
State: Mississippi
County or City: Lincoln
Enlistment Date: 31 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: Mississippi
Enlistment City: Camp Shelby
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of college
Civil Occupation: Embalmer or Boiler Inspector
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 106
Endnotes
1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35W-C51 : 29 December 2021).
2. Daily Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi, July 13, 1983.
3. findagrave.com.
4. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..