Individual Details

Death

Roy Eugene Furr, 81, of Albemarle, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 3, 2019. A memorial service for Mr. Furr will be held at 3PM on Friday, March 8, 2019 in the Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care chapel in Albemarle. Born September 15, 1937 in Stanly County, Mr. Furr was the son of the late Lois Virginia Farmer and Lee Roy Furr. While serving as a member of the United States Air Force during the 1950’s and 1960’s, Roy was stationed in CA, WA, FL, NY, and NC. He also was in Vietnam in 1964. Mr. Furr was known as “Mean Gene” in Albemarle for his flag car driving and even had the title placed on his truck. Roy is survived by his daughter Debra Barrie (Duane) and Mechele LaBrie (Sean); sons Jeff Furr (Antoinette) and Scott Furr; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; brother Mickey Furr (Vicki); sisters Karen Taylor and Cathy Gary (Brian); and longtime friend Dean Turner. He is preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Mark and his brother in law, Arnold Taylor. Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Furr family.