Donald E. Early Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Donald E. Early (Carlsbad, New Mexico), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who passed away at the age of 84, on August 31, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Alden Henry and Violet Marie Bump Early; and his siblings, Wilbur Schooley, Jr. and Carol A. Williamson. He is survived by: his wife Barbara Ruth Early; his son Donald Scott Early (Susan Early); his grandsons, Christopher Early of Edgewood, NM and Sean Early of Pearl Harbor; his stepson Michael Lee Rice of Godley, TX; his granddaughter Michele Lopez (Robert Lopez); his great grandchildren, Michael and Kristi Lopez of Leander, TX; his grandson Michael Lee Rice, II (Whitney Rice); his great grandchildren, Paisley and Liam Rice of Tyler, TX; and his sisters, Rose Marie Early, Nancy Lee Early of Lubbock, TX and Donna Jean Jeffcoat of Abilene, TX..