Clarence "John Wayne" Early, age 62, of Paducah, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, 11:50 p.m., at Baptist Health Paducah.

He was a member of Harvest Prayer Center in Indianapolis, IN and was employed for 15 years as a truck driver for J.B. Hunt Trucking Company and Transport Services.

He is survived by one son , Gerron Terrell Cooper of Dayton, OH; one brother , James Marcus Early of Paducah; two sisters , Wanda Lamb of Orlando, FL and Patsy Maxwell of Paducah; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Isham Early and Lois Miller Early and his grandparents, Willie Miller and Mary Durrah Miller.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 16, 2018, 12:00 noon , at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Calvin R. Cole, Sr. officiating.  Burial will follow in Maplelawn Park Cemetery.

Friends may also call at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Condolences may be left online at pettusrowlandfh.com.