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DANBURY – Stokes County authorities are awaiting the autopsy results of a man whose body was found last week in the Westfield community. Steven Craig Furr, 47, who lived on Ashley Lane in King, was found in a field off the 2500 block of Frye Road, said Chief Deputy Craig Carico of the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office. Furr had been hunting in the area where his body was found, Carico said. An autopsy on Furr’s body was being conducted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Carico said. Foul play is not suspected in Furr’s death.

Mr. Steven Craig Furr, 47, passed away November 30, 2013. He was born on June 30, 1966 in Stanley Co. the son of Jerry Steven Furr and Patricia Deese Furr. Steven was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend, who will be missed deeply by all who knew him. He was a member of First Baptist Church of King and was employed by Plyer Supply in Winston-Salem as a sales representative. Steven will always be remembered for the time and dedication he put into area athletics, not only with his children but with many of the areas youth. He is survived by his wife, Tondrea Wall Furr of the home, his two daughters, Ashlyn Furr and Alyssa Furr, his son, Alston Furr, his mother, Pat Furr of King, his father, Jerry Furr of Winston-Salem, a brother, Jeff Furr of Pinnacle and a niece, Hunter Furr of Pinnacle. Funeral services for Steven will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2013 at First Baptist Church of King with Rev. Ken Evans and Mr. Jamie Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Rural Hall Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. prior to the service at First Baptist Church of King. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made at; First Baptist Church of King, P.O. Box 481, King, NC 27021.