F.D. Early

Town Creek - Funeral for F. D. Early, Sr., 82, of Town Creek will be Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Parkway Funeral Home, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Gerald Sherrill and Rev. Lavanul Sherrill officiating.  Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens.  Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.  Mr. Early, who died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at his residence, was born , August 2, 1938, to John Critt Early, Sr. and Nancy Austin Early.  He was a longtime member of Prayer Tabernacle and was retired from Boiler Maker Local 455. His hobbies consisted of loving and praying for his family and being the best Papaw to his 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. He was well known for his loving heart and consistently praying for others, including his church family and his wife of 40 years. He was also known for loving his 1999 Chevrolet Z71 truck and the Hardee's breakfast and lunch club. He will be greatly missed by those that knew and loved him.  
He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers and sisters.
Survivors include:
Wife - Belinda Terry Early
Sons - F. D.  (Melissa) Early, Jr., Chris (Lisa) Terry, Shawn (Karen) Holmes
Daughter - Tammy Rutherford
12 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren.  
Pallbearers will be Frankie Dunham, Michael Terry, Steton Parker, Dylan Early, Chet Holmes, Case Terry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Rev. Lavanul Sherrill, Rev. Gerald Sherrill, Neely Crawford, Lovat Hutto.

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