Individual Details
Charles Lemuel FURR
(February 20, 1917 - September 16, 2005)
Events
| Birth | February 20, 1917 | Alum Bridge, Lewis County, WV | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | private aircraft school instructor - Los Angeles County, CA | |||
| Marriage | October 18, 1941 | Davidson County, TN - Virginia ROBERTSON |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | farm machinery traveling salesman - Davidson County, TN | |||
| Marriage | May 18, 1974 | Orange County, FL - Gloria MCCULLOUGH | | ||
| Death | September 16, 2005 | Brevard County, FL |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 232-22-8402 | | |||
| Military | World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Highland Memory Gardens, Forest City, Seminole County, FL | |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia ROBERTSON (1919 - 1971) |
| Child | Barbara Lynn FURR (1942 - 2005) |
| Child | Sherron Lee FURR (1945 - 1984) |
| Child | Charles Gregory FURR (1948 - 1998) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Gloria MCCULLOUGH (1926 - 2019) |
| Father | James Floyd FURR Sr. (1879 - 1942) |
| Mother | Daisy Virginia RHOADES (1882 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Harold Leon FURR (1905 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Forrest Linn FURR (1907 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James Floyd FURR Jr. (1919 - 2005) |
Notes
Death
Charles Lemuel Furr, 88, died Friday, September 16, 2005 after a brief illness. Charles was born in Alum Bridge, the third child of Daisy and James Furr. After graduating from Glenville State College he taught for a short for the Lewis County School System. During WWII he served as a flight instructor for heavy bombers, B-17's, B-24's, and B-29's at Chanute Field in Illinois. After release from service in 1945, he worked with the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Avco Corporation and Fairchild Aircraft. He joined the Martin Company at its Canaveral division in 1958 and retired in 1974 while Director of Contracts. He took personal pride in having been one of the founders of the Cape Kennedy Chapter of NCMA. He was a faithful member of Venice Church of Christ. Charles was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia; daughters, Chip Phillips and Barbara Lynn Hammett; and a son, Charles Gregory Furr. He is survived by his wife, Gloria M. Furr; a daughter, Leslye Meffert; a step-son, Jesse Kithcart; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. At this time no memorial service has been scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to the organization of your choice.Military
Name: Charles L FurrBirth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: Tennessee
County or City: Davidson
Enlistment Date: 23 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe
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: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Installer-Repairman, Telephone And Telegraph or Chief, Clerk or Railway Shop Dispatcher or Manager, Production or Entertainment Director
Marital Status: Married
Height: 69
Weight: 130
Endnotes
1. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-TYJ9 : 10 March 2021).
2. "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJDG-MGV : 28 November 2014).
3. The Weston Democrat, Weston, West Virginia, September 21, 2005.
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..
6. findagrave.com.