Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLeonard Ransom Furr
Birth30 Dec 1924, Stanly County, NC
Death29 Jul 2011, Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, NC
Burial1 Aug 2011, Running Creek PBC Cemetery, Stanly County, NC
FatherJohn Henry Furr (1898-1959)
MotherSarah Cleonia Burris (1902-1990)
Spouses
Birth6 Jun 1928, Stanly County, NC
Death25 May 2009, Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, NC
BurialRunning Creek PBC Cemetery, Stanly County, NC
FatherGrover Cleveland Eudy (1896-1960)
MotherLectie Jane Huneycutt (1900-1998)
Marriageabt 1946
ChildrenRanny Gene
 Belinda
 Joyce
 Vicky
Notes for Leonard Ransom Furr
Leonard Furr

Monday, August 1, 2011 — Leonard Ransom Furr, 86, of Locust, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Mr. Furr was born December 30, 1924 in Stanly County. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Eudy Furr in 2009; father, John Henry Furr; mother, Sarah Cleonia Burris Furr; and brothers, Paulie Furr, Timothy Furr, Joseph Furr and Floyd Furr. Mr. Furr was a carpenter.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday morning at Bear Creak Primitive Baptist Church officiated by Elder Richie Broadway. Mr. Furr’s grandson, Trent Yow, will assist with the service. Burial will follow in the cemetery of Running Creek Primitive Baptist Church of Locust.

At other times, the family will meet at his home.

Survivors include his son, Ranny Gene “Runt” Furr and wife, Nancy, of New London; daughters, Blinda Hartsell and husband, Jimmie, of Locust, Joyce Harris and husband, Ronnie, of Ridgecrest, Vicky Yow and husband, Terriell, of Stanfield; sisters, Beatrice Barrow of Jackson, Rachel Lyles of Concord, Trullie Smith and Jane Little, both of Albemarle, and Hazel Little of Locust; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, Kannapolis, NC.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Midland is assisting the Furr family.

Stanly News & Press, 1 Aug 2011
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