Individual Details
Clarence Lee FURR
(June, 1899 - February 13, 1918)
Events
| Birth | June, 1899 | Illinois | |||
| Death | February 13, 1918 | Tucson, Pima County, AZ |  |  | |
| Burial | Ottawa Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, LaSalle County, IL | |
Families
| Father | William Alexander FURR (1863 - 1935) |
| Mother | Alpharetta B. BROWN (1868 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Coral B. FURR (1889 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Paul Marcus FURR (1892 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Homer Noah FURR (1894 - 1977) |
Notes
Death
CLARENCE FURR, SON OF FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DEADClarence Furr, the eighteen year old son of Prof William Furr, superintendent of schools in Ottawa died Wednesday afternoon at Tucson, Arz., after an illness lasting nearly two years. Dearth came after a brave fight of life and journies to several health resorts in hopes of improving his physical condition. About six mouths ago he went to Tucson, where he has been since that time. He was accompanied there by his brother, Homer, of Chicago, who remained with him thru his final illness. Surviving he leaves his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. William Furr of Carbondale, a sister, Mrs. Helen Furr Clark of New Berlin. Ill., and two brothers, Paul of Arkansas, and Homer of Chicago. The body will be brought back to Ottawa for burial and will be taken
directly from the Rock Island train arriving in Ottawa about three o'clock tomorrow afternoon to the Ottawa avenue Cemetery, where burial will be made.
Endnotes
1. Free Trader-Journal, Ottawa, Illinois, February 15, 1918.
2. findagrave.com.