Individual Details

Death

Mr. Lyle Lambert Furr, 57, of 118 Park Ave., Ranson, W.Va., died Friday, Aug. 6, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, W.Va. He was the husband of Mrs. Katherine Breeden Furr. Born in Leetown, W.Va., he was a son of Mrs. Mary Bruce Grubbs Furr and the late Norvel C. Furr. Mr. Furr had been employed with the Melvin T. Strider Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Leetown Methodist Church. Mr. Furr served as a sergeant of the American Legion Jackson-Perks Post 71 Drill Team for 15 years, was a past commander of the post, adjutant for 19 years, and served as chairman on various committees for local, state, and national American Legion affairs. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army as a master sergeant. Surviving, besides his wife and mother, are one son, Lyle K. Furr, Middletown; and two brothers, N. Clark Furr, Charlestown, W.Va., and Roy Furr, Hagerstown. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at the Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, Charles Town, W.Va., with the Rev. Charles Frum and the Rev. Joe Lewis officiating. Interment will be in Edge Hill Cemetery, Charlestown.
The Post, Frederick, MD, August 9, 1982

Military

Name: Lyle L Furr
Birth Year: 1926
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: West Virginia
County or City: Jefferson
Enlistment Date: 7 Mar 1945
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington West
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: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Engineering Aide (Designated Field) or Sales Clerk
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 90
Weight: 099