Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEverett Eugene “Sam“ Furr 
Birth26 Jun 1925, Cabarrus County, NC
Death31 Jan 2022, Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC
Burial3 Feb 2022, Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC
FatherAdam Paul Furr (1898-1957)
MotherFannie Mae Harwood (1901-1988)
Spouses
Birth26 Aug 1926, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death5 Jan 2014, Asheboro, Randolph County, NC
Burial8 Jan 2014, Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC
ChildrenDeborah
Denise
Notes for Everett Eugene “Sam“ Furr
Everett Eugene “Sam” Furr
Everett Eugene "Sam" Furr, 96, of Asheboro, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2022, at First Baptist Church, Asheboro, where he was a member, with Rev. Mark Hall and Rev. Ben Durand officiating. Burial will be held at Carolina Memorial Park in Concord. Military honors will be provided by the Cabarrus County Veterans Honor Guard.
A native of Cabarrus County, Mr. Furr was born on June 26, 1925, son of the late Adam Furr and Fannie Harwood Furr. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the USS McCracken. Mr. Furr was a former member of Kerr Memorial Baptist Church in Concord where he served as a Deacon and on various committees. He was also a member of the Lions Club in Concord and Asheboro. He received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award and Jack Stickley Fellowship Award.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Furr was preceded in death by his wife Ariel Woodward Furr; sister, Maxine Barringer; brothers, Jack Furr and Adam Furr.
He is survived by his daughters, Deborah Furr Harrell and husband Edward, Denise Furr Durand and husband Robert; grandchildren, Brian Harrell, Ben Durand and wife Betsy, Erin Robertson and husband Doug, Elizabeth Strider and husband Toby; and 12 great grandchildren.
Mr. Furr will lie in repose 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 133 North Church Street, Asheboro, NC; or to Lions Club International Foundation, Department 4547, Carol Stream, IL
Everett Eugene "Sam" Furr, 96, of Asheboro, died Monday, January 31, 2022, at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2022, at First Baptist Church, Asheboro, where he was a member, with Rev. Mark Hall and Rev. Ben Durand officiating. Burial will be held at Carolina Memorial Park in Concord. Military honors will be provided by the Cabarrus County Veterans Honor Guard.
A native of Cabarrus County, Mr. Furr was born on June 26, 1925, son of the late Adam Furr and Fannie Harwood Furr. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the USS McCracken. Mr. Furr was a former member of Kerr Memorial Baptist Church in Concord where he served as a Deacon and on various committees. He was also a member of the Lions Club in Concord and Asheboro. He received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award and Jack Stickley Fellowship Award.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Furr was preceded in death by his wife Ariel Woodward Furr; sister, Maxine Barringer; brothers, Jack Furr and Adam Furr.
He is survived by his daughters, Deborah Furr Harrell and husband Edward, Denise Furr Durand and husband Robert; grandchildren, Brian Harrell, Ben Durand and wife Betsy, Erin Robertson and husband Doug, Elizabeth Strider and husband Toby; and 12 great grandchildren.
Mr. Furr will lie in repose 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 133 North Church Street, Asheboro, NC; or to Lions Club International Foundation, Department 4547, Carol Stream, IL