Individual Details
George Mathias FURR
(20 Mar 1902 - 28 Aug 1942)
Events
| Birth | 20 Mar 1902 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1928 | Petersburg, Petersburg (city), VA - Rosa May WHEELHOUSE |  | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | builing repair paper hanger - Petersburg, Petersburg (city), VA | |||
| Death | 28 Aug 1942 | Petersburg, Petersburg (city), VA |  | | |
| Burial | Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Rosa May WHEELHOUSE (1909 - 1976) |
| Child | Rose Etta FURR (1928 - 1984) |
| Child | Dolores Marie "Dinx" FURR (1930 - 1973) |
| Child | John Rufus "Bubba" FURR (1931 - 1972) |
| Child | Bobbie Burnell FURR (1933 - 2011) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | FURR (1937 - 1937) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Mary Ann FURR (1939 - 1993) |
| Child | Doris Audella "Sally" FURR (1942 - 1987) |
| Father | Henry Rufus FURR (1879 - 1937) |
| Mother | Rose Etta PERRY (1881 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Lemuel Rufus FURR (1900 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Roy Allen FURR (1904 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Alfred Shuler FURR (1906 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Robert Daniel FURR (1909 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Lester Able "L.A." FURR (1911 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Arthur Jennings FURR (1913 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Etta Lou Frances FURR (1916 - 1984) |
| Sibling | John Henry FURR (1918 - 1972) |
Notes
Death
Funeral services for George M. Furr, 40, former Charlottean, were held yesterday afternoon at the Douglas and Sing chapel, conducted by Rev. H. R. Abernathy. Burial was in Steel Creek Presbyterian church cemetery. Mr. Furr, a native of Charlotte, died Friday in Petersburg. Va. He moved there from Charlotte 16 years ago. Surviving Mr. Furr are his wife, Mrs. Rose Furr of Petersburg; six daughters, Roseitta, Delores, Bobbie, Marian, Mary Ann, and Dorothy Furr, all of Petersburg; two sons, John and Jimmy Furr, both of Petersburg; his mother, Mrs. H. R. Furr of Charlotte; five brothers L. R. Furr, R. A. Furr, L. A. Furr, and J. R. Furr, all of Mecklenburg county, and A. J. Furr of the United States army, stationed in Panama City: and a sister, Mrs. J. E. Thompson, Charlotte.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 1942
Endnotes
1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3Y-W5B : 29 January 2020.
2. Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 November 2020..
3. findagrave.com.