Individual Details

Marriage

Mr. M. N. Furr, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Furr of Hervey, was married at Jackson on July 15th to Miss Mabel Evans of that city. In its account of the marriage the Jackson News says: "Out on West Capitol street, just opposite the beautiful stretch of Poindexter park, there was solemnized a happy marriage which hound for all eternity the hearts of the two young people, Mr. M. N. Furr of Roxie, Miss., and Miss Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W . Evans of this city. Mr Furr is a young man who holds an excellent position with the Y. & M. V. railroad, at Roxie, and his bride will at once go into her sweet home there to give it, in her husband's eye, the long desired touch of completion and perfection. Happily, they have a common faith, and so their united lives give promise of greatest happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Furr hade their relatives and friends good-bye and started forth upon their wedding journey as upon their life together, their honeymoon plans embracing an extended trip throughout the great northwest, every mile of which will show its wonders and every hour its joys."

Death

Maurice Furr, 73, died early today at his home in Hattiesburg after a lengthy illness. He was the brother of Mrs. Florence Auter of Vicksburg. Mr. Furr had lived in Hattiesburg for the past four years. He was born in Claiborne County and had spent most of his life in Aberdeen. He was a retired employee of the Illinois Central Railroad, having worked for the railroad for 51 years as telegraph operator. He was a member of the Baptist Church and a Mason. In addition to his sister here, Mr. Furr is survived by his, widow, Mrs. Mable Evans Furr, Hattiesburg; a daughter, Mrs. Jerome Ryan, Hattiesburg; three grandchildren; two other sisters, Mrs. Everett West, Hattiesburg; Miss Lela Mae Furr, Biloxi; two brothers, J. B. Furr, Jackson and Woodrow Furr Gulfport and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Hulett Funeral Home in Jackson. Burial will follow in Lakewood Memorial Park Cemetery at Jackson.
The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg, Mississippi, February 15, 1964