Sami Furr

GLENFIELD- Sami Furr, 86, of N. Chases Lake Road, passed away on Monday September 14, 2026 at Wynn Hospital, Utica.

Sami is survived by her beloved husband, James Carson Furr; eight children, Sandy, Lisa, Linda, David, Teddy, Wendy, Jimmy, Jamie; 18 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, a brother, Leland Wayne Burnham.  She is predeceased by a son, Walter Carl Wahl Jr., who passed away in infancy; her daughter, Laurie; and her son Chucky.

Sami was born on September 25, 1939 in Lowville, NY, a daughter of the late Leland “Ted” Burnham and Laura Jane Rennie Burnham.  She attended General Martin Central School in Glenfield.  A marriage to Walter Carl Wahl ended in divorce.  Sami later married James Carson Furr in 1974.  She received her diploma in taxidermy in 1976 from North Western University.  Together with her husband, they owned and operated Furr’s Taxidermy for 22 years and Tackle, Treats & Treasures in Connecticut with her husband James for 11 Years.  Sami was a member of CAT, Connecticut Association-North American Hunting and North American Fishing Clubs.  She loved to fish, hunt, collect & read books, spend time at Stony Lake cabin, and spoil her grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

There will be no services at this time.  A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the convenience of the family.  Sami has generously donated her body as an Anatomical Gift to SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. 

Arrangements are incomplete with Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., Lowville.

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