FURR, Johnson - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Despondent over the death of his second wife, Johnson Furr, aged seventy six and father of Albert Furr of this place, attempted suicide by hanging himself at his home near Steam Corner last Friday shortly after noon.   MRS. FURR had passed on at 9:30 in the forenoon and it seemed that the thought of her death was more than the aged man could bear.

He had made numerous threats of carrying out his intentions, and earlier in the day a rope was found in a shed where he had prepared to carry out his threat.  Everything that could aid in committing the deed was hidden away and a careful watch was kept over him.

It was while the rest of the family was preparing the obituary of the deceased mother that he slipped out to the buggy shed and there tried to carry out his threat again.   He had not been gone but a few minutes when the family missed him and began a search.  A small grandson peeped into the old shed and saw his grandfather hanging from a rafter.

Men who were there  immediately cut the rope and let him down.  He was carried into the house and Dr. Cuthbert was called.  For a time it was feared that he had made good his threat but he rallied under careful attention and is now at the home of his son, Albert, in this place, where he is being made comfortable and welcome.

Mr. Furr is a highly respected old gentleman and his attempt at taking his own life came as a big surprise to everyone.  He has lived the greater part of his life in the neighborhood of  Scotts Prairie and has a large circle of warm friends.

About three weeks before her death, Mr. and Mrs. Furr had visited their son, Reed, near the river but had come back and were occupying a small house on the farm of his daughter, Mrs. Milford Gossett.   Deceased was sixty five years old and had been ill for several weeks.  The children of this marriage were,  Mrs. Myrtle Inlow, of Danville, Ill.,   Reed Furr. of Terre Haute, and  Note Furr of  DeValls Bluff,  Arkansas.  Funeral services were held from the Bonebrake church Saturday afternoon at two o’clock,  Rev. Lowe, of Hillsboro, officiating.  Burial was made in the cemetery near by. – thanks to S&E