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T. Richard "Dick" Furman

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[December 21, 2017]  WAYNESVILLE - T. Richard "Dick" Furman, 82, of Waynesville, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Visitation: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta  and one hour before the service on Friday.

Service: Friday, Dec. 22, at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home

Funeral home: Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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T. Richard "Dick" Furman, 82, of Waynesville, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

Funeral services for Mr. Furman will be held on Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Waynesville. Rev. Bill Ramsdale will officiate.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. prior to the service.

Thomas Richard Furman was born January 10, 1935, in Lincoln, a son of Thomas T. and Edythe Fletcher Furman. He married Shirley Jean Correll on April 11, 1954, in Waynesville. She survives.

Dick is also survived by their children: Linda (Dale) Lee, Mike (Janine) Furman, and Randy (Jamie) Furman, all of Waynesville, and Kimberly (Mark) Schmidgall of Mackinaw; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Al (Kay) Furman of Lincoln and Steve (Jackie) Furman of Luray, Va.

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He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers: Bill and Don Furman.

Dick graduated as valedictorian of his class from Waynesville High School. He was engaged in farming in the Waynesville area until 1964. He, along with his brother Al, owned and operated Furman Brothers Service in Waynesville through 1975. His hobbies included truck gardening and willow craft. He was also an avid bass fisherman.

Memorials may be made to Waynesville Fire Department.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.


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