Individual Details

Brooke Chamberlain FURR

(September 24, 1885 - May 27, 1979)

Events

BirthSeptember 24, 1885King William County, VA
MarriageSeptember 4, 1915District of Columbia - Helena Alice GALLOWAY
Occupation1920newspaper linotype operator - District of Columbia
Occupation1930auto service station proprietor - District of Columbia
Occupation1940retail supply store electrician - District of Columbia
DeathMay 27, 1979Collier County, FL
Alt nameBrooke E. FURR
BurialGlenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia

Families

SpouseHelena Alice GALLOWAY (1888 - 1985)
ChildHelen Alice FURR (1919 - )
FatherCharles Edward FURR (1852 - 1933)
MotherDora Etta ANDERSON (1857 - 1951)
SiblingEva C. FURR (1882 - 1953)
SiblingWelby Marvin "Willie" FURR (1883 - 1959)
SiblingCharlotte Virginia FURR (1888 - 1913)
SiblingElsye Marie FURR (1888 - 1990)
SiblingMargaret Julia FURR (1892 - 1980)

Notes

Death

FURR, BROOKE C. On Sunday, May 27, 1979, BROOKE C. FURR, of Naples. FL., formerly of Washington D.C., husband of Helena Galloway Furr; father of Mrs. John L. Roberts of Naples, FL., brother of Mrs. Edward O'Hare and Mrs. Carl Mulvehill; grandfather of of Miss Joan Roberts, Mrs. Stephen Doolittle of Rock Hill, SC and Mrs. James Williams of Hamden, CT. Friends may call at JOSEPH GAWLERS SONS, 5130 Wisconsin ave., at Harrison st., n.w. (parking on premises) Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. Graveside services will be held on Monday June 4 at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery.

Endnotes

1. District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 November 2020.

2. The Washington Post, Washington, DC, February 6, 1985.

3. Florida Death Index, 1936-1998. [database online] Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998..

4. findagrave.com.

5. findagrave.com.