| Birth | Sybil Donna Furry was born 19 October 1903 in Phoenix, Oregon. |
| Note | Note: 1910 census, her name is Donna C. S. Furry. In 1920 it is Sybil D. Furry. |
| Note | NOTE: Sybil / Donna not found in 1930 census. |
| Marriage | She married Richard Broadley Farmar, son of Richard James Farmar and Miriam Magdalen O'Sullivan, 27 July 1931 in Phoenix, Oregon. |
| INFO | MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE filed 29 July 1931. Affidavit for Marriage License: Richard B. Farmar and Donna Sybil Furry. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. Ralph G. Jennings of Medford Oregon being duly sworn says that he is acquainted with Richard B. Farmar of San Francisco County, Cal. and Donna Sybil Furry, applicants for a Marriage License; that he knows the former to be above the age of 21 years, and the latter to be above the age of 18 years, and that the said Donna Sybil Furry is a resident of Jackson County, State of Oregon. Affiant further says that he knows of no legal impediment to their marriage. [signed] Ralph G. Jennings." 27 July 1931. [name of clerk, signature of deputy]. Marriage Certificate [bottom of same page]. State of Oregon, County of Jackson. This is to certify that the undersigned, a Minister of the Gospel by authority of a license bearing the date the 27 day of JUly A.D. 1931 and issued by the County Clerk of Jackson County, Oregon, did on the 27 day of July A.D. 1931 at Phoenix in the County and State aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock Richard B. Farmar of the county of Jackson and State of Oregon and Donna Sybil Furry of the County of Jackson and State of Oregon with their mutual assent, in the presence of Mrs. Fred E. Furry and F. E. Furry, witnesses. Witness my Hand: Fred F. Schell. Filed July 29, 1931 -- name of clerk and signature of deputy. (JacksonMarr book 16, p.263.) |
| INFO | CITY DIRECTORY Portland 1937. Farmar, Sybil (wid Richd) h635 NE Randall av apt 107. Also listed as Farmer, Sybil Mrs. lending library 3532 SE Hawthorne blvd, h635 NE Randall av. (PolkPortland 1937.) |
| INFO | CITY DIRECTORY Portland 1938. Farmer, Sybil. sten h2014 SE 12th av, apt 206. (PolkPortland 1938.) |
| INFO | CITY DIRECTORY Portland 1939. Farmar, Sybil D. (wid Richd B) clk Mail-Weil Envelope Co., h2014 SE 12th av, apt 206. (PolkPortland 1939.) |
| INFO | CITY DIRECTORY Portland 1940. Farmer, Sybil (wid Richd B). clk r2014 SE 12th av (PolkPortland 1940.) |
| INFO | US CENSUS 1940 (1 Apr 1940) Oregon, Portland, S.E. 12th, rented home $28 rent, not farm. Head Mary Furry, f, w, 73, widow, completed 8th grade, b. Ohio, residence 1 Apr 1935 Phoenix, Jackson Co., Oregon, not a farm, does housework, income not from wages. Daughter Sybil Farmer, 36, widowed, completed high school, b. Oregon, residence 1 Apr 1935 Phoenix, Jackson Co., Oregon, not a farm, employed for pay as typist for envelope manufacturer, worked 44 hours past week, 52 weeks last year, income $1002. (USCen1940Anc T627 roll 3387 E.D.37-219 sh 2A.) |
| INFO | ADDRESS in will of Mary E. Farmar 16 Sep 1940: Sybil Farmar, 2014 S.E. 12th Ave., Portland Oregon. (SMProbMamie.) |
| INFO | DIRECTORY. Portland 1941. Farmar Sybil r1953 NW Irving apt 204. (PolkPortland LDS1320572 1941.) |
| Marriage | Sybil Donna Furry married John Henry Alexander 11 July 1942 in Vancouver, Washington. |
| INFO | MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. Filed 7 Aug 1942. Washington State, Clark County. No.19916. "This is to certify, that the undersigned, a Baptist Minister by authority of a license bearing the date the 6th day of July A.D. 1942 . . . did on the 11th day of July A.D.1942 at Vancouver in the County and State aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock John Henry Alexander of the County of Multnomah of the state of Ore. and Donald [sic] Sybil Farmar of the County of Multnomah of the state of Ore. with their mutal assent, in the presence of Buford Bridgewater and Ruth Barbour witnesses. In testimony where of, witness the signatures of the parties to said ceremony, the witnesses and myself, this 11th day of July A.D. 1942. . . . " Note: actual signatures. The bride signed: Donna Sybil Farmar. The clergyman was James M. Bennett 2708 Main St. Vancouver Washington. (WashClarkMar #19916.) |
| INFO | SOC SECURITY DEATH INDEX. Sybil Alexander b. 19 Oct 1903, d.Dec 1971. Last Residence 97914 (Ontario, Malheur, OR). Last Benefit. (none specified), ss# --- -- ---, issued Oregon. (SSDIWeb.) |
| Death | Sybil Donna Furry died 5 December 1971 in Phoenix, Oregon, at age 68. |
| INFO | DEATH NOTICE. Medford Mail Tribune. 6 Dec 1971. "Mrs. Sybil Alexander. Mrs. Sybil D. (Furry) Alexander, 68, of 465 S.W. Second St., Ontario, died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary." (ObitJackson vol.5 1971 p.268.) |
| INFO | OBITUARY. Medford Mail Tribune 7 Dec 1971. " Mrs. Sybil D. Alexander. Funeral services for Mrs. Sybil D. Alexander, 68, of 465 S.W. Second St., Ontario, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel in the Trees Mortuary in Siskiyou Memorial Park. The Rev. Warren P. Frank of St Mark's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Private cremation services will follow at Siskiyou Memorial Crematorium with inurnment in Siskiyou Memorial Columbarium. Mrs. Alexander was born Oct 19, 1903, at Phoenix, Ore., the youngest daughter of the late Fred E. Furry and Mary Isabelle Caton Furry. In June, 1941 [sic], at Vancouver, Wash., she married Dr. J. H. Alexander, who preceded her in death in 1966. The family resided in Portland for many years, moving to Ontario in 1961. She was a lifetime resident of Oregon. Mrs. Alexander was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Portland, the Emblem Club, Ontario, the Royal Neighbors of America, Ontario. Survivors include three borthers: Robert S. Furry, Escondido, Calif., and Raymond A. Furry, Phoenix; one sister, Mrs. Nina M. Reames, Central Point, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Milo F. Furry. It is a request of the family that friends who wish may make a donation in her memory to the American Cancer Society, Leverette Building, Medford. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Siskiyou Funeral Service directors of Chapel in the Trees Mortuary. (ObitJackson vol.5,1971 p.269.) |
| INFO | DEATH INDEX. Oregon Death Index. Sybil D. Alexander. Death: 5 Dec 1971, Jackson County, age 68, birth Oct 1903. Certif #71-18683. (OreDea IndAnc.) |
Sybil Donna Furry