Henry Bedford Furr (’68 Ed.D.), Abilene :: He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and pursued careers in education and business. After a number of years teaching, he moved to administration and retired as assistant superintendent for business in Wichita Falls. In earlier years, he worked as an announcer and account executive for radio station KWFT in Wichita Falls and went on to become sales and promotion manager for United Electric Co. He was a member of Kiwanis International for more than 50 years and received the Kiwanis Legion of Honor. He also was a certified lay speaker for the Methodist church. He and his wife of 69 years, Oneta Roberts Furr (’40 M.S., ’68 Ed.D.), earned their doctoral degrees at the same time and made news as the first married couple to accomplish that at North Texas.
Submitted By jev0010 on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 12:00am
Henry Bedford Furr (’68 Ed.D.), Abilene :: He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and pursued careers in education and business. After a number of years teaching, he moved to administration and retired as assistant superintendent for business in Wichita Falls. In earlier years, he worked as an announcer and account executive for radio station KWFT in Wichita Falls and went on to become sales and promotion manager for United Electric Co. He was a member of Kiwanis International for more than 50 years and received the Kiwanis Legion of Honor. He also was a certified lay speaker for the Methodist church. He and his wife of 69 years, Oneta Roberts Furr (’40 M.S., ’68 Ed.D.), earned their doctoral degrees at the same time and made news as the first married couple to accomplish that at North Texas.
