Individual Details
Coy Lee FURR
(12 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1970)
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1917 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Aug 1945 | Stanly County, NC - Ruby Louise DRAKE | | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1970 | Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, NC |  | | |
| Divorce | Ruby Louise DRAKE | ||||
| Burial | Loves Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Stanfield, Stanly County, NC | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Louise DRAKE (1917 - ) |
| Father | Albert Arthur FURR (1886 - 1960) |
| Mother | Carrie Belle JENKINS (1891 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Henry Daniel FURR (1912 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Rose FURR (1913 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Boyd H. FURR (1916 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Roy Wilson FURR (1919 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Omie Lee FURR (1922 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Jimmie Floyd FURR (1924 - 1930) |
| Sibling | FURR (1927 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Johnnie Brown FURR (1928 - 1997) |
Notes
Death
KANNAPOLIS — Coy Lee Furr, 52, died Friday. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Loves Grove United Methodist Church. Survivors: brothers, Roy Furr of Stanfield, Johnny Furr of Landis; sisters, Mrs. Omie Benton, Mrs. Rose Bumgardner, both of Kannapolis; half brothers, Albert Furr of Concord, Bobby Furr of Kannapolis; half sisters, Mrs. Emma Gulledge of Landis; Mrs. Rachel Skidmore, Mrs. Eloise Dawson, both of Kannapolis.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 16, 1970
Military
Name: Coy L FurrBirth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 30 Nov 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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Geographer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 126
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
5. findagrave.com.
6. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..