Contributed by: Robin Moore

James Foy Orr b.1892 d.1974

Obituary:

Mr. J. Foy Orr obituary  11-29-1974

Mr. J. Foy Orr, 82, of 5525 Carolina Beach Road, died Wednesday evening at Cape Fear 
Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Orr was born in Currie, NC July 23, 1892, and was the son of the late Frank. M. and Alice 
Jones Orr. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post 10. 
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Harris and Mrs Dora Orr Duke, both of Wilmington; a 
brother, Winnie F. Orr of Mullins, SC.
Funeral services are today at 3 pm from the Coble Oleander Chapel with the Rev. Lovell Aillis 
officiating. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. 


Name: James Foy Orr 
City: Wilmington  
County: New Hanover  
State: North Carolina  
Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America  
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1894 
Race: Caucasian (White)  
Roll: 1766154  
DraftBoard: 0  

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