Individual Details
Otho Kemp FURR
(July 29, 1903 - October 17, 1982)
Higbee News, 10 Mar 1911
10 Mar 1911--BOY KILLED IN FAYETTE--Geo. Crigler was here from Fayette yesterday and informed us of a very distressing accident which occurred at that place at 4 o'clock Wednesday evening. A number of little boys were playing soldier when Otho Furr, aged 7 years, secured a pistol somewhere, and in the make-believe war shot and instantly killed Robert, the three-year-old son of C. C. Cooper.
10 Mar 1911--BOY KILLED IN FAYETTE--Geo. Crigler was here from Fayette yesterday and informed us of a very distressing accident which occurred at that place at 4 o'clock Wednesday evening. A number of little boys were playing soldier when Otho Furr, aged 7 years, secured a pistol somewhere, and in the make-believe war shot and instantly killed Robert, the three-year-old son of C. C. Cooper.
Events
| Birth | July 29, 1903 | Fayette, Howard County, MO |  | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | oil company wire chief - McCamey, Upton County, OK | |||
| Death | October 17, 1982 | Chico, Butte County, CA | |  | |
| Marriage | Harriett F. LARKIN | ||||
| Alt name | Kent FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 494-05-3626 | | |||
| Burial | Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard County, MO | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriett F. LARKIN (1906 - 2005) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Charles Corbin "CC" FURR (1876 - 1959) |
| Mother | Virginia Lee "Jennie" HAMMACK (1882 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Jane E. FURR (1905 - 1980) |
Notes
Birth
1910 census shows born in Texas while California Death Index shows Missouri.Death
FAYETTE, Mo. — Graveside services will be held Sunday at the Fayette Cemetery for Otho Kemp “Kent” Furr, 79, of Chico. Furr died Sunday as a result of a heart attack suffered at a Chico golf course. Born July 29, 1903, in Fayette to C.C. and Virginia Furr, he was reared and went to schools in Fayette. In 1927 he married the former Harriett Larkin. He worked in communications for telephone companies and in 1953, purchased two telephone companies and acquired three more later. In 1967 he retired as president of Hartfield Telephone Co. and moved to Sun City, Ariz. He resided there until 1975 when he and his wife moved to Chico. He was an avid golfer and a member of Butte Country Club. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Allen Furr of Chico, and two grandchildren. The family has requested that those who wish make contributions to Enloe Hospital in care of Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel.The Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, California, October 20, 1982
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--..
2. Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.