George
Newton
Funderburg
Born in Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Frederick Douglas Funderburg Jr., Mary Chase (Funderburg) Tinsley, Ilon Owen Funderburg and Charles Edward Funderburg
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2020
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Biography
George Funderburg is a part of US Black heritage.
George Newton Funderburg was born in 1925. He was the son of Frederick Funderburg and Ethyl Westmoreland, born in Monticello, Georgia. George made a living as a door-to-door salesman while young, eventually settling in South Philadelphia. He served in the Army during the Korean War.
Upon return, George attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor's degree in business. In addition, he earned a Realtor license and opened a firm called Urban Developers.
He passed away in 2006 and is buried in Woodlands Cemetery in Philadelphia. [1]
George's eldest brother, First Lieutenant Frederick Funderburg, was a Tuskegee airman who died while on a mission in Italy. He continues to be Missing in Action.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3WJK-46Z : accessed 6 July 2021), George Funderburg in household of Fred D Funderburg, Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7GN-Y9Y : 20 December 2019), George N Funderburg in household of Frederick Funderburg, Monticello, Militia District 295, Jasper, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79-11, sheet 3B, line 44, family 56, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 686.
- https://themonticellonews.com/george-newton-funderburg-p3222-64.htm
- https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/literature/20080713_Getting_closer_to_a_difficult_father_late_in_life.html
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