THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 10, 1996 TAG: 9607100297
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: AHOSKIE LENGTH: 20 lines
James Clarence Early, 93, of the 600 block of N. Curtis St., died July 9, 1996, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Early was born in Bertie County and was a member of Ahoskie First Baptist Church. He was a retired peanut buyer and a former magistrate for Hertford County. He was the widower of Elizabeth Ruffin Early.
Survivors include two brothers, Carlton Early of Portsmouth, A.J. Early of Ahoskie; two sisters, Rosaleigh Marsh of Suffolk, Doris Cowan of Ahoskie; a sister-in-law, Mary Katherine Early of Ahoskie; and 21 nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Ahoskie Cemetery by Dr. Jesse J. Croom. The family will receive friends at Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today and will assemble at the funeral home at 1:15 p.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery.
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