Individual Details

Death

Colan Brice Furr, 78, of 732 Efird St., Albemarle, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in Britthaven of Piedmont. His funeral will be at graveside at 2 p.m. Friday in Fairview Memorial Park with the Rev. Howard Benoy officiating. Born Aug. 19, 1923, in Ashley Heights, Hoke County, he was a son of the late Tillman Lee Furr and the late Minnie Green Furr Hinson and was married to the late Pauline Bowers Furr. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the DAV and the Rifle Association. A son, Darrell Lynn Furr, and a sister, Clara Redwine, preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, William Fred Hunsucker of Candor; a daughter, Teresa Lamonds of Troy; four sisters, Edna Bailey, Alma Harwood and Ramelle Norton, all of Albemarle, and Eltis Lankford of Thomasville; and two brothers, The Rev. Mahlon Furr of Albemarle and J.D. Furr of Richfield. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 this evening at Hartsell Funeral Home in Albemarle. At other times they will be at the home of Alma Harwood, 33673 Old Herlocker Road, Albemarle. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105, or Disabled American Veterans, Stanly County Chapter No. 12, P.O. Box 112, Albemarle, NC 28002-0112.
Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, July 11, 2002

Military

Name: Colan B Furr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Stanly
Enlistment Date: 27 May 1943
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
Branch: 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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Aeronautical Engineer
Marital Status: Married
Height: 48
Weight: 086