Helen Joyce Early

Funeral for Helen Joyce Early, 79, of Bridgeport is 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport with Craig Erb officiating. Burial is at East Bridgeport Cemetery.

Early died Sunday, July 22, 2012, in Fort Worth.

Born Jan. 30, 1933, in Decatur to Allie L. (Holt) and Waid Morrison, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bridgeport. She gardened and played the piano when she was younger.

Early was preceded in death by her husband of more than 50 years, Thomas Vernon Early.

She is survived by sons Kenneth Early and wife, Sherrie, and David Early; sister Waidene Green and husband, James; and grandchild Nikki-Jo Dean and husband, Doug.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.