Individual Details
Willogene "Shorty" FURR
(July 12, 1928 - November 22, 2019)
Events
| Birth | July 12, 1928 | Letter Gap, Gilmer County, WV |  | ||
| Marriage | May 17, 1947 | Gilmer County, WV - Leonard H. "Tab" SHAMLIN | | ||
| Marriage | 1998 | Jack Raymond SWINEHART | |||
| Death | November 22, 2019 | Akron, Summit County, OH |  | | |
| Alt name | Wilogene FURR | ||||
| Alt name | Jean FURR |
Families
| Spouse | Leonard H. "Tab" SHAMLIN (1926 - 1996) |
| Spouse | Jack Raymond SWINEHART (1923 - 2013) |
| Father | Gilbert Randal FURR (1895 - 1983) |
| Mother | Audrey H. "Audra" VANCE (1904 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Willard Vance FURR (1927 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Richard Laco FURR (1931 - 2016) |
| Sibling | Rosalie Alice FURR (1933 - 2011) |
Notes
Death
Wilogene Swinehart, 91, passed away November 22, 2019. Born in Gilmer County, West Virginia, Wilogene had lived in Akron since 1960. She was active at the Akron Freewill Baptist Church and she sang in a traveling Gospel Quartet. She was a wonderful caretaker for many years for her husbands in their time of need. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Leonard Shamblin and Jack Swinehart. Wilogene is survived by her daughter, Linda (Gary) Clegg of Stow; son, Stephen (Melissa) Shamblin of Atwater; grandchildren, Christopher, Angela, Katie, Trevor, Jacob, McClaren and Allie; great grandchildren, Chancelor, Blaine, Connor, Benjamin, Maverick, William, Harklyn. She will be missed by many family members and friends. Visitation will be 11:00 until 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the Donovan Funeral Home, 17 Southwest Ave. (On the Historic Tallmadge Circle). Funeral Services to follow visitation at 1:00 at the funeral home with Pastor Ron Bauman officiating. Interment will take place at Northlawn Memorial Gardens.Endnotes
1. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, www.wvculture.org.
2. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, www.wvculture.org.
3. findagrave.com.