Individual Details
Dorothy Elizabeth FURR
(2 Nov 1922 - 1 May 2016)
Events
| Birth | 2 Nov 1922 | Catawba County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 1943 | Escambia County, FL - John Milton YOUNT | | ||
| Death | 1 May 2016 | Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL |  | | |
| Burial | Eastview Cemetery, Newton, Catawba County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | John Milton YOUNT (1921 - 2008) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | John McCorkle YOUNT (1948 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Roy Lee FURR (1897 - 1973) |
| Mother | Sarah Ruth BOSWELL (1903 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Lee Roy FURR (1925 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Joseph Boswell "Joe" FURR (1931 - 2007) |
Notes
Death
FERNANDINA BEACH, FL Dorothy Elizabeth Furr Yount, age 93 of Fernandina Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, May 1, 2016. Daughter of the late Roy Lee and Ruth Boswell Furr, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Marilyn McCorkle Yount, two brothers, Joseph Boswell Furr and Lee Roy Furr as well as her husband of 65 years, John Milton Yount. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Yount Kenner (Richard), two sons, John McCorkle Yount (Jennifer), Joseph Squires Yount, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. During her lifetime Dorothy was active in Newton, Eden and Greensboro, NC in church and civic leadership positions. She was also a teacher and published poet. A private graveside service will be held at Eastview Cemetery, Newton, NC. Memorial gifts may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 9 6th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida. .
3. News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 4, 2016.
4. findagrave.com.