Individual Details

Death

Donald Monroe Furr Mr. Furr, 80, of Charlotte, a native and life long resident of North Carolina, passed away on February 4, 2008 at Sardis Oaks after a long illness. He was born on March 28, 1927 in Wilmington, NC, a son of the late Harold and Nancy Teeter Fink. He was a graduate of Lees-McRae College and had served in the US Army in Germany in WWII. Mr. Furr had been employed as an engineer by Western Electric Co. and eventually retired from Duke Power. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Mary Fink Furr. A service by the graveside will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, today, February 9, 2008 at Carolina Memorial Park in Concord, with the Reverend Dr. Larry Watts officiating. Harry & Bryant Company is serving the family. Published in the Charlotte Observer on 2/9/2008.

Military

Name: Donald M Furr
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: Virginia
County or City: Norfolk
Enlistment Date: 20 Jun 1945
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: New Cumberland
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
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: Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Source: Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Student Codes 0x, 2x, 4x and 6x as pertain to students will be converted, for machine records purposes, to the code number 992.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 80
Weight: 103