Individual Details

Death

James "Jim" Wilson Furr, 51, of Ash, died Aug. 11, in Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. He had been a band director with the Brunswick County Public Schools for 13 years. The funeral was Aug. 14 in Calvary Baptist Church, Charlotte, with the Rev. Charles Hause officiating. Burial was in Brunswick Memorial Gardens. Mr. Furr was born in Wilmington on Jan. 11, 1942, and was the son of the late Max Franklin and Gladys Todd Furr. He earned his bachelor of arts degree at East Carolina University and taught school and was a band instructor for 25 years, including 13 in the Brunswick County Schools. Survivors include five children, Keith Furr of Holden Beach, Susan Furr of New Bern, Kathy Furr of Ash, Jonathan Furr and Brian Furr, both of Midway; two brothers, C. Franklin Furr of Charlotte, Max Todd Furr of Richmond, Va.; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to the James Furr Sponsor a Child for Band Fund, c/o Security Savings and Loan, P.O. Box 247, Charlotte, N.C. 28459.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, August 13, 1993