Individual Details

Death

Graveside Funeral Services for Charlie Wayne Furr, age 86, of Picayune, MS, who passed away Friday, June 6, 2025, will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 10:00 am at New Palestine Cemetery. Burial will be in New Palestine Cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home. Bro. Matt Mays will officiate the service. A native of Picayune, MS, he was Employed at the Stennis Space Center Facility as a Maintenance Carpenter for 36 Years, retiring April 2001. After retirement, he took up the hobby of Outboard Engine and Lawn Equipment repair. Through this service he made many new friends and became well known in the area as "the go too shop" for this type of service and repair". He loved spending time visiting with Family and Friends while having a cup of coffee. He was a life-long member of New Palestine Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Brady Furr, Mary Pearl Smith Furr; and his brother, Claude Ernest Furr. Left to cherish his memory is his loving and devoted wife of 65 years, Iva Nell Furr; as well as his children Beverly Jean Blevins, Brady Howard (Micki) Furr, and Gary Wayne (Stracey) Furr; his sisters, Annette Furr Fleming, Margaret Furr Smith, and Faye Furr Stockstill; 11 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandson.