Archie "Bud" Furr Jr., 70, of West End, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at his residence.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Gregg Newton.

A native of Moore County, he was a son of the late Archie L. Furr and Orene Frye Furr. He was a former employee of Fenter Furniture Company in Hamlet. In 1974 he went to work for Sandy Woods Farm in Pinehurst. He was an avid vegetable gardener. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Williams.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Kearns Furr; a daughter, Anna Leigh Furr Lea and husband, James "Rocky," of Vass; sisters, Judith Hatcher and Shirley Cockman, both of Carthage, Cathy Mehta, of Hamlet, Linda Chavis, of Rockingham; and a brother, Johnny Furr, of Carthage.

Memorials may be made to FirstHealth Hospice Foundation, 150 Applecross Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374.

Fry and Prickett Funeral Home is serving the Furr family.

Condolences: www.FryandPrickett.com.