Elizabeth Huffington Furr

Elizabeth Huffington Furr of Norfolk, Virginia passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 7, 2025. She was 91.
Elizabeth ("Betty") was born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 15, 1933. Throughout her childhood, she resided in Richmond, Petersburg, Raleigh, and Portsmouth, where she graduated from Churchland High School in 1952.
Betty was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, the Junior League of Norfolk, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Archeological Society of Virginia, the Hampton Roads Realtor's Association, and the Margaret Roper Moss Circle of the King's Daughters, who founded the Holly Ball.
Betty's real estate career spanned 30 years and included property management, sales, and leasing throughout Hampton Roads, while representing multiple leading real state firms and builders. She obtained the Certified Residential Specialists (CRS) designation, which is the highest credential for residential sales agents.
During a period of 10 years, she partnered with her dear friend Ridgely D. Nash as owners of Bed and Breakfast of Tidewater, providing lodging in the Ghent area for patients of the Jones Institute, visiting professors, members of the preforming arts, and others needing short term accommodations.
Betty is predeceased by her husband, Richard Herman Furr, Jr., and her mother and father, Helen Lang Huffington Simmons and Benjamin Walter Huffington.
She leaves behind her beloved daughters, Anne Campbell Furr and Elizabeth Furr Johnson and husband Jeffrey William Johnson, her adored grandchildren, Kimberly Elizabeth Johnson and fiancé, Troy Erik Tallaksen, Matthew William Johnson, and Thomas William Johnson, and her much-loved nieces and nephews.
Betty was deeply loved and respected by many, and she will be remembered for her kindness, joyful nature, generously of spirit, and enduring love for her family and friends. Her legacy lives on in those that she knew and loved.
A service and Celebration of Life will be held in Norfolk at a later date.