Individual Details
Garland Lyell FURR
(12 Dec 1901 - 3 Mar 1994)
Major Garland L. Furr, son of Lee W. Furr of Sicily Island, La., has reported to the Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma to the army air force bombardment base. He received his commission on June 14, 1926 at Louisiana State university in the infantry reserve, and was promoted to the rank of major in September, 1942. Major Furr graduated from the Sicily Island High school in 1922 and received his B. S. degree in agriculture from the Louisiana State university, where he had four years of R. O. T. C. training. Before entering the army, he was junior plant quarantine inspector for the U.S.D.A. at Brownsville, Texas.
Monroe Morning World, Monroe, Louisiana, May 30, 1943
Monroe Morning World, Monroe, Louisiana, May 30, 1943
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1901 | Wesson, Copiah County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 29 Apr 1932 | Nogales, Santa Cruz County, AZ - Ivah Grace OVERHOLSER |  |  | |
| Occupation | 1950 | US Department of Agriculture plant quarantine inspector - Nogales, Santa Cruz County, AZ | |||
| Death | 3 Mar 1994 | Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, LA | | ||
| Marriage | Anna CLOY | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 526-68-5286 | | |||
| Burial | Highland Park Cemetery, Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, LA | |
Families
| Spouse | Ivah Grace OVERHOLSER (1898 - 1976) |
| Spouse | Anna CLOY (1914 - 2002) |
| Father | Levi Wray "Lee" FURR (1864 - 1952) |
| Mother | Emma Cordelia "Deta" GIRAULT (1869 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Roy Girault FURR (1891 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Jennie Belle FURR (1893 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Clyde Meredith FURR (1895 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Dennis Bryan FURR (1897 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Mary Etta FURR (1899 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Virginia Lee FURR (1905 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Deleta FURR (1909 - 2003) |
Notes
Marriage
A marriage license was issued Thursday to Ivah O. Wilkey and Garland L. Furr, both of Nogales. It is understood they were married last evening. The bride has been a resident of Nogales for several years and was employed at Joe Berk’s stores in Nogales and Tucson. She is very popular young woman. Mr. Furr, also very popular, is connected with the United States Department of Agriculture. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and came here about a year ago from Texas. He is a member of the Bratton Case team of the Elks bowling tournament. Mr. and Mrs. Furr will make their home in Nogales.Nogalas International, Nogalas, Arizona, April 30, 1932
Endnotes
1. Nogalas International, Nogalas, Arizona, April 30, 1932.
2. Daily Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi, March 8, 1994.
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.