Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMelvin Luther Furr 
Birth15 Mar 1928, Stanly County, NC
Death2 Sep 2000, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC
Burial6 Sep 2000, Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, 16920 Stokes Ferry Rd, Rowan County, NC
FatherLuther Farrington Furr (1890-1969)
MotherMaggie Belle Biles (1894-1976)
Notes for Melvin Luther Furr
Melvin Luther Furr
ALBEMARLE — Melvin Luther Furr, 72, of N.C. Highway 49, New London, died Saturday (Sept. 2, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.
Born March 15, 1928, Mr. Furr was a son of the late Luther D. and Maggie Bell Biles Furr. He was retired from Albemarle Spinning. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, he served during World War II, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife, Jane Furr, of the home; son, Dwight Furr, Mount Pleasant; daughters, Vivian Estridge Kelly, Singapore, Melba Furr, Albemarle; brother, Roy I. Burris, Mount Pleasant; sisters, Doris Morgan, Mae Morgan, Sue Morris, all of Richfield, Sarah Carter, Kannapolis, Nell Moucka, Concord, and Marie Cauble, Mount Pleasant; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Antioch Baptist Church, Richfield, conducted by the Rev. Gene Sides and the Rev. Jason Lee. Burial, church cemetery. Military graveside rites by the Stanly County Disabled American Veterans.
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home.
Memorials: Antioch Baptist Church, or Hospice of Stanly County.
Salisbury Post, 4 Sep 2000
ALBEMARLE — Melvin Luther Furr, 72, of N.C. Highway 49, New London, died Saturday (Sept. 2, 2000) at Stanly Memorial Hospital.
Born March 15, 1928, Mr. Furr was a son of the late Luther D. and Maggie Bell Biles Furr. He was retired from Albemarle Spinning. A veteran of the U. S. Navy, he served during World War II, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include wife, Jane Furr, of the home; son, Dwight Furr, Mount Pleasant; daughters, Vivian Estridge Kelly, Singapore, Melba Furr, Albemarle; brother, Roy I. Burris, Mount Pleasant; sisters, Doris Morgan, Mae Morgan, Sue Morris, all of Richfield, Sarah Carter, Kannapolis, Nell Moucka, Concord, and Marie Cauble, Mount Pleasant; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Antioch Baptist Church, Richfield, conducted by the Rev. Gene Sides and the Rev. Jason Lee. Burial, church cemetery. Military graveside rites by the Stanly County Disabled American Veterans.
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Hartsell Funeral Home.
Memorials: Antioch Baptist Church, or Hospice of Stanly County.
Salisbury Post, 4 Sep 2000