Individual Details

Death

Harvey Napoleon Furr, Sr., 90, of Woodstock, died Tuesday in his home. A funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home conducted by The Rev. Greg Amos. Interment will follow in the Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery in Stanley with military honors by the VFW Post 2123 of Winchester. Mr. Furr was born April 7, 1921 in Fauquier County, son of Jackson R. and Katherine Haley Furr. Mr. Furr was a WW II veteran having served in the US Army and received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal and the WW II Victory Medal. He retired from Avtex Fibers, was a landscaper, and had worked for Walmart in Front Royal. Mr. Furr was a life member of VFW Post 1860 and American Legion Post 0141. He was also a member of The National Wildlife Federation and The Wounded Warrior Project. Mr. Furr was predeceased by his first wife, Irene Lunceford Kumagai, and his second wife, Malissa Anna Taylor Furr. Surviving are three sons, Harvey N. Furr, Jr, of Woodbridge, David L. Furr, of Nokesville, and Chief Richard H. Furr, Sr. and wife Ruth of Front Royal; one daughter, Christine E. Crittenden of Springfield; two brothers, Charlie Furr of Boise, ID, and Daniel Furr of Culpeper; four sisters, Alice Trenum of Locust Grove, Mable Canard of Warrenton, Georgie Dawson of Summerduck, and Virginia Worley of Remington; eleven grandchildren, Dianna Frazier, H. David Furr, Tammy Rhoades, Carolyn D. Rector, Darrell L. Furr, Dominic W. Furr, Anthony D. Furr, Rebecca Winstead, John H. O'Quinn, Jr., Richard H. "Ricky" Furr, Jr. and Danielle Furr; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Mr. Furr was also survived by a long time friend, Marleen Werner of Bayse. He was predeceased by one daughter, Joanne J. O'Quinn; four brothers, Howard Furr, Jack Furr, Wesley Furr, and Joe Furr; and two sisters, Elizabeth "Sis" Wines, and Ruth Slayton. Pallbearers will be members of the Front Royal Police Department. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Oral Roberts Ministries, P.O. Box 2187, Tulsa, OK 74102-2187 or to Breakthrough Urban Ministries, P.O. Box 47200, Chicago, IL 60647. Sign the Guest Book at www.nvdaily.com/obituaries
Published in Northern Virginia Daily on March 2, 2012

Military

Name: Harvey N Furr
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State: Virginia
County or City: Arlington
Enlistment Date: 19 Jan 1945
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Richmond
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
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: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status: Married
Height: 08
Weight: 003