Individual Details

Death

James E. Furr Sr., 61, of Star Route East, Ligonier, died in Latrobe Area Hospital, Monday, June 28, 1976. Mr. Furr was born August 31, 1914 in Virginia, a son of the late Charles and Louise Furr. He was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his widow, Doris M. Furr; one daughter, Mrs. Doris C. Graham of Monks Corner, South Carolina, one son, James E. Jr. of Bridgeport, New York; seven grandchildren; one brother Clarence and one sister, May Dunbar both of Middleburg, Virginia. Family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Owen Wolford Funeral Home, Ligonier. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 10a.m. Thursday with the Rev Joseph Zavadsky officiating. Interment will follow in Ligonier Valley Cemetery. Military services will be held at graveside.
The Ligonier Echo, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1976

Military

Name: James E Furr
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State: Pennsylvania
County or City: Westmoreland
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1943
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Greensburg
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Burner, Acetylene or Stableman
Marital Status: Married
Height: 80
Weight: 086