Individual Details
Willis Eugene FURR
(November 26, 1923 - April 27, 1974)
Events
| Birth | November 26, 1923 | McGuffey, Hardin County, OH | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | soldier US Army Finance Center - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States | |||
| Marriage | May 27, 1950 | Randolph County, AR - Joann L. PHELAN |  | ||
| Death | April 27, 1974 | Kansas City, Clay County, MO |  | | |
| Burial | Preston Cemetery, Alger, Hardin County, OH | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 296-12-6568 | | |||
| Military | World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Joann L. PHELAN (1929 - 1995) |
| Child | Willis Eugene FURR Jr. (1950 - 2004) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Theresa Marie FURR (1956 - 2013) |
| Child | Karen Lee FURR (1958 - 2021) |
| Father | John Wesley FURR (1881 - 1941) |
| Mother | Lucy HORN (1885 - 1953) |
| Sibling | John Parker FURR (1905 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Charles Leo FURR (1907 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Isaac William FURR (1913 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Harry Phillip FURR (1915 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Floyd Francis FURR (1927 - 2006) |
Notes
Death
ALGER - Willis E. Furr, 50, of Kansas City, Mo., died at midnight Saturday at Kansas City General Hospital. Born Nov. 26, 1923, in McGuffey, he was the son of John W. and Lucy Horn Furr. Surviving are three daughters, Sharon, Teressa and Karen and three sons, Willis Jr., Edward and Ronald, all of St. Louis, Mo.; a grandchild; and four brothers, John of Alger, Charles of Lima, Harry of McGuffey and Floyd of Lakeside, Calif. He was a veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hanson Funeral Home, Alger, Rev. Willard Thomas officiating, with burial in Preston Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.Published in The Lima News, Monday, April 29, 1974
Military
Name: Willis E FurrBirth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State: Hawaii
Enlistment Date: 27 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Columbus
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Electric Truck Driver
Marital Status: Married
Height: 64
Weight: 120
Endnotes
1. Hunting For Bears, comp. Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004..
2. The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, April 29, 1974.
3. findagrave.com.
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. 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..