Individual Details
Dennis Dale FURR
(January 25, 1942 - September 20, 1992)
Worked as a stone fabricator for two years. Then went to work for the Motor Wheel Corporation in Lansing, Michigan. Beginning in 1984, he was a very active advocate against the overloading of school buses endorsing both State and Federal legislation. Tried to start a national infromation center for parents of the victims of overloaded school buses. Resided in Lansing, Michigan.
Events
| Birth | January 25, 1942 | DeKalb, DeKalb County, IL |  | ||
| Marriage | October 26, 1963 | Bonnie Jean GLASSBROOK | |||
| Death | September 20, 1992 | Lansing, Ingham Country, MI |  | | |
| Burial | Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, DeWitt, Clinton County, MI | |
Families
| Spouse | Bonnie Jean GLASSBROOK (1945 - 2025) |
| Child | Dennis Donley "Denny" FURR (1964 - 2026) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Donley LeRoy FURR (1915 - 2000) |
| Mother | Ellen Alice DITTO (1918 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Donna Lea FURR (1937 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Larry Norman FURR (1939 - 1980) |
| Sibling | John Randell FURR (1946 - 2025) |
Notes
Death
Furr, Dennis D., Lansing, age 50, loving father and husband, died Sunday, September 20, 1992. He retired from Motor Wheel Corporation after 25 years of service and was an advocate of school bus safety. Surviving are his wife, Bonnie; daughters, Julie (David) Gruhn and Sheri Furr; sons, Dennis Furr and Paul (Cathy) Furr; and grandchildren; parents, Donley and Ellen Furr of Lansing; brother, John (Karen) Furr. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 1992 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Officiating will be Dr. Kenneth Benson of Faith United Methodist Church and Pastor Michael Rockafello of Church of the Brethren. Arrangements by Chapel In The Pines Funeral Home.Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan, September 22, 1992
Endnotes
1. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSP-S62F : 10 February 2023).
2. Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998. Original electronic data from: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index, Lansing, MI, 1971-..
3. findagrave.com.