Individual Details
Samuel "Sammie or Sammy" FURR
(June 29, 1922 - February 15, 2004)
Events
| Birth | June 29, 1922 | Henryetta, Okmulgee County, OK | |||
| Marriage | January 31, 1942 | Howard County, IN - Maxine Elaine HUFF |  | ||
| Marriage | November 1, 1959 | Jackson County, MO - Marian ALPERT | | ||
| Death | February 15, 2004 | Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, CA |  | ||
| Burial | Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA | | | ||
| Military | World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Marian ALPERT (1909 - 1989) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Maxine Elaine HUFF (1920 - 1995) |
| Father | Samuel "Sam" FURR (1888 - 1973) |
| Mother | Maggie SUMMERS (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | James Albert "Jim" FURR (1907 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Carl C. FURR (1911 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
Sammie Furr, 81, of Indio died Feb. 15, 2004, in Rancho Mirage. He was born June 29, 1922, to Samuel Furr and Maggie Summers in Henrietta, Okla. He was an agricultural dispatcher at SunWorld for 10 years and served in the Army from 1942 to 1946. He was a member of the Indio Moose Lodge, and a past member of the Indio Elks Lodge and the America Legion in Desert Hot Springs and Idyllwild. He is survived by his daughter, Connie Cohn of Indiana; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, with a memorial service at 3 p.m. at FitzHenry Funeral Home Desert Chapel. Burial will be private at Riverside National Cemetery with FitzHenry Funeral Home Indio in charge of arrangements.The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, February 19th, 2004
Burial
Name: Sammie FurrVeteran's Rank: TEC 5
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 22495 Van Buren Boulevard Riverside , CA 92518
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1922
Death Date: 15 Feb 2004
Veteran Service Start Date: 5 Dec 1942
Veteran Service End Date: 27 Feb 1946
Interment Date: 23 Feb 2004
Cemetery: Riverside National Cemetery
Buried At: Section 49a Site 4170
Military
Name: Sammie FurrBirth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State: Indiana
County or City: St Joseph
Enlistment Date: 24 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Toledo
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Office Machine Serviceman
Marital Status: Married
Height: 69
Weight: 180
Endnotes
1. "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D97W-SKT2 : 30 December 2021).
2. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm..
3. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator..
4. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..