Individual Details
Lewis W. FURR
(September 1, 1899 - May 4, 1965)
Youth Convicted on One Ballot In Feud Killing -- Notes an Appeal.
LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 21. Found guilty of murder In the first degree and facing a term of twenty years in the State penitentiary. Louis Furr is under heavy guard awaiting the outcome of motion by his counsel Attorney Jack Lee for a new trial. Argument on the motion will be made in about two months. In the meantime, Milton Furr, confessed slayer of Irving Hatcher, will be placed on trial here before Judge Latham Fletcher. The Jury brought in its verdict
tonight after deliberating one hour and casting only one ballot. Under the laws of Virginia, the Jury may fix the penalty. It was not expected that the death
penalty would be recommended since Henry Taylor, foreman of the Jury is a Quaker and his faith opposes capital punishment. As the Jury filed into the court room that was filled with a crowd that had grown weary by an all day session there was a tenseness that was disturbed only by the droning of the clerk when he called the roll. When the verdict was announced Mrs. Irving Hatcher, widow of the man Furr was convicted of slaying, stood up ten feet distant from young Furr and looked him squarely in the face. Observers said
"She did not bat an eye." The mother of the man stood near by. As the full force of the verdict made itself felt on her mind, she became rigid, but showed
no other sign of motion. The most pathetic figure in the courtroom was pretty Pauline Gray, sweetheart of the young man. She wept quietly and leaned for support on the shoulder of the mother. Furr received the verdict stoically.
The Washington Times, Washington, DC, October 22, 1922
Events
| Birth | September 1, 1899 | Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | December 31, 1928 | District of Columbia - Rose DITOTO | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 - 1950 | construction plasterer - District of Columbia | |||
| Death | May 4, 1965 | Washington, District of Columbia |  | | |
| Military | World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 578-14-3598 | | |||
| Burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, VA | |
Families
| Spouse | Rose DITOTO (1909 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Alexander "Alex" FURR (1870 - 1934) |
| Mother | Mary Milton UTTERBACK-SCOTT (1872 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Mattie Lucille "Mattie" FURR (1902 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Ethel Marie FURR (1904 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Philip Hamilton FURR (1907 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Homer Alexander FURR (1912 - 1975) |
Notes
Death
Furr, Lewis W. Sr. On Tuesday, May 4, 1965, at his residence, 4010 South Capitol st, Lewis W. Furr, Sr., beloved husband of Mrs. Rose Furr, father of Lewis Furr jr, and brother of Mrs. Ethel Napoli, Mrs. Mae Furr, Philip and Homer Furr, grandfather of Anthony L. Furr. Friends may call at the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st., and Mass ave., s.e. until 9 a.m. Monday, May 10. Requiem Mass will be offered st St. Margaret’s Catholic Church, 6110 Addison rd, Seat Pleasant, Md. at 10 a.m. Interment Arlington National Cemetery.The Evening Star, Thursday, May 6, 1965
Military
Name: Lewis FurrBirth Year: 1899
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State: Virginia
Enlistment Date: 13 May 1942
Enlistment State: Maryland
Enlistment City: Baltimore
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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 141
Endnotes
1. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
2. District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 November 2020.
3. The Washington Post, Washington, DC, May 6, 1965.
4. 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..
5. United States Social Security Death Index.
6. findagrave.com.