Esther M. Shirley

Female 1886 - 1965  (79 years)


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  • Name Esther M. Shirley 
    Born 1886  Burkittsville, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Aug 1965  Cumberland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23602  Virts
    Last Modified 21 May 2020 

    Family Charles Howard Furtney,   b. 10 Jun 1885, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1977, Oakland, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1911 
    Children 
     1. Charles Shirley Furtney,   b. 7 Apr 1915, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 2001, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 21 May 2020 
    Family ID F8490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Cumberland News, August 25, 1965

      Mrs. Esther May Furtney, 79, of 212 Saratoga Street, died yesterday in Memorial Hosptial.

      Born in Burkittsville she was a daughter of the late Lewis J. and Anne C. (Hightman) Shirley.

      She was a member of Centre Street Methodist Church, the WSCS and Philathea Bible Class of the church and the Order of Eastern Star.

      Surviving are her husband, Charles H. Furtney; a son, Charles S. Furtney, Pittsburgh; a brother, Roy J. Shirley, Shenandoah Junction, W. Va.; a sister Mrs. Bryan Houser, Bakerton, W. Va., and two grandchildren.

      The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m.

      A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. by Rev. Owen E. Osborne. The body will be taken to the Strider Funeral Home, Charles Town, W. Va.,Friday for a service there at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town.


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