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Death

VIENNA, W.Va. - Emma Louise Furr, 81, of Vienna passed away Thursday (May 21, 2009) at the Ohio Valley Health Care. She was born June 6, 1927, in Spencer, W.Va., a daughter of the late VaRoy and Addie Steele Hildreth. Emma was a homemaker and a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Clen Furr; one son, Bob Furr of Belmont; two daughters, Betty (Ed) Hofmann of Parkersburg and Nancy (Mike) Reed of Marietta; six grandchildren, Chris, Alan, Brian, Jackie, Jarrod, and Lauren; six great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Leigh Ann Reed; three brothers, William, Jack, and Charles Hildreth; and one sister, Frances Morford. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna, with Pastor Bill Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at the Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of West Virginia, P.O. Box 3980 - Zip 25339, 415 Dickinson St., Charleston, W.Va. 25301.
Published in the Merietta Times, May 23, 2009