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Death

ALBEMARLE -- The Rev. Mahlon Lee Furr, 83, 310 Northeast Connector, died Friday (Nov. 12, 2004) at his home. Born Aug. 14, 1921, in Aberdeen, the Rev. Furr was a son of the late Tilman Lee Furr and Minnie Furr Hinson. During World War II, he served in the European Theatre with the U.S. Air Force. He received pastoral training with Fruitland Bible Institute and Wingate College. Over a 50 year period, he pastored nine churches and served as interim pastor for many others. He was a member of Centerview Baptist Church and the Sheriff's Association of North Carolina. He was preceded in death by first wife Nellie Arlene Hathcock Furr. Survivors include wife Caroline Delores Marx Furr; sons Jerry Furr, Winston-Salem, Kenneth Furr, Lancaster, S.C.; daughter Naomi Poole, Salisbury; stepsons Joseph Wilson, of the home, and John Wilson, Norfolk, Va.; stepdaughters Cheryl Driggers, Florence, S.C., Jolynn Bradshaw, Hartsville, S.C., and Lisa Sheets, Salisbury; brother J.D. Furr, Richfield; sisters Ramelle Norton and Alma Jane Harwood, both of Albemarle; half sister Eltis Morgan, High Point; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday, Centerview Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ronnie Vaughn, the Rev. Claudie Harrison and the Rev. Ray Moon. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30. Burial, church cemetery. Military rites by Stanly County DAV, Chapter 12. Visitation: 6-8 tonight, Hartsell Funeral Home. Memorials: Gideons International Bible Program, P.O. Box 182, Albemarle, NC 28001.
Salisbury Post, November 13, 2004

The Rev. Mahlon Lee Furr, 83, of 310 Northeast Connector, Albemarle, died at 3 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 at his home. His funeral was at 4 p.m. Sunday in Centerview Baptist Church, where he was a member. The Revs. Ronnie Vaughn, Claude Harrison and Ray Moon officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery in Albemarle with military rites by Stanly County DAV Chapter 12 Ritual Team. Born Aug. 14, 1921 in Aberdeen (Moore County), he was a son of the late Tillman Lee Furr and Minnie Furr Hinson. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theatre. He pastored at nine churches during a 50-year period, serving as interim many times. His pastoral training was with Fruitland Bible Institute and Wingate College. He was a member of the Sheriff’s Association of NC. Rev. Furr was preceded in death by his first wife, Nellie Arlene Hathcock Furr, two sisters, Clara Redwine and Edna Bailey, and a brother, Colon Furr. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Delores Marx Furr of the home; two sons, Jerry Furr of Winston-Salem and Kenneth Furr of Lancaster, S.C.; a daughter, Naomi Poole of Salisbury; two stepsons, Joseph Wilson of the home and John Wilson of Norfolk, Va.; three stepdaughters, Cheryl Driggers of Florence, S.C., Jolynn Bradshaw of Hartsville, S.C. and Lisa Sheets of Salis-bury; a brother, J.D. Furr of Richfield; Ramelle Norton and Alma Jane Harwood, both of Albemarle; and a half-sister, Eltis Morgan of High Point; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Gideons International Bible Program, PO Box 182, Albemarle, NC 28001.
The Stanly News and Press, November 12, 2004

Military

Name: Mahlon L Furr
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 69
Weight: 136