Individual Details

Death

Dora Marietta Furr, 69, of Rock Island, passed away Sunday August 9, 2009 at her son’s home in Moline. Services will be 10:30a.m., Thursday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00pm, Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Good Hope, IL. Memorials may be made to the family. Dora was born on December 15, 1939 in Rock Island, the daughter of George and Loretta (Justice) Mueller. She married Wallace Furr on June 21, 1965 in Virginia. He preceded her in death June of 1985. Mrs. Furr had been a administrative assistant with the Department of the Navy. She had also been employed by US Army Corp. of Engineers, NASA and Western Illinois University. Dora had attended Faith Evangelical Free Church, Moline and was a member of the Audubon Society. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and siblings. Her enjoyments included gardening, baking, bird watching and computer card games. Dora is survived by her sons and daughters in law, Andy “Joby” and Bobbie Furr, Terre Haute, IN, Clint and Missy Furr, Macomb, Brian Furr, Moline; grandchildren, Jennifer, Wally, Denise, Aaron, April, Shelby, Erica, Ashlyn, Tyler; great grandchildren, Braden and Ava; sister, Lynne Mardock, Moline, and Andrew Mueller, Hillsdale. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Josephine. wheelanfuneralhome.com