1934

Cynthia Marie Early was born on 15 Nov 1934 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA a child of Carl Houston Early Sr. and Minnie Gay Frances Myers Early.

1950

Cyntha M Earley was counted in the census on 09 May 1950 in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA, as a 16-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, Huston C Earley; her mother, Minnie G Earley; and her siblings, Bennett Earley, Opal C Earley, Carl H Earley, Jr., E Leroy Earley, Frances L Earley, Joe Ann Earley, John E Earley, Linda S Earley, Stewart E Earley.

1956

When she was 22, she married John Robert Little Jr, son of John Robert Little and Frances Elizabeth Crowl, on 21 Nov 1956 in Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

1983

On September 3, 1983, Cynthia Marie Early was mentioned as the mother of the groom in the marriage record of John Robert Little and Teresa Anne Jennelle.

2007

On September 5, 2007, Marie Little was mentioned as the living sister in the obituary of Eva Betty Jean Early Bryson.

2023

On February 22, 2023, Cynthia Marie Early Little was mentioned as the living wife in the obituary of John Robert Little, Jr.

2025

She died on 22 Jan 2025 in Lugoff, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. She was buried in Arlington, Virginia, USA at Arlington National Cemetery.

Obituary of Cynthia Marie Early Little

Lugoff, SC- A funeral mass for Cynthia Marie Early Little, 90, will be held Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 100 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223. Reverend C. Alexander “Sandy” McDonald will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (www.parkinson.org); the Michael J. Fox Foundation (www.michaeljfox.org); or the charity of your choice.

    Mrs. Little passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Born at home in Blacksburg, Virginia into a family that would eventually include thirteen children, she was the daughter and third child of the late Carl Houston Early, Sr. and Minnie Gay Frances Myers Early. She had a career in various areas including electronics manufacturing, interior decorating, real estate, and automotive sales.  She was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Huntsville, AL. She enjoyed playing bridge with her friends, indoor gardening, traveling, snow skiing, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

    Surviving are a son, John Robert Little III and wife Kelley McCaskill Little of Lugoff, SC; daughter Deborah Gay Frances Locicero of Knoxville, TN; six grandchildren (Jennifer Locicero, James Stobie, John Locicero, John Robert Little IV, Ethan Little, and Walker Little); four great-grandchildren (Olivia Earles, Evelyn Locicero, Alexander Hancock, and James Stobie); sister and brothers, Carl Houston Early Jr and wife Barbara, John Early, Tom Early and wife Brenda, all of Christiansburg, Virginia; Linda Early of Penhook, Virginia, and Terry Early of Thaxton, Virginia. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-six years, John Robert Little Jr; two grandchildren, Stephanie Locicero, and Rachael Earles; sisters and brothers, Eva Early Bryson, Genett Early Thompson, Christine Early Coggsdale, Leroy Early, Frances Early Rush, Joann Early Williams, and Stuart “Chuck” Early; and son in law, Michael Locicero.

Funeral Service

10:00 am
Saturday, February 1, 2025
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
100 Polo Road
Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery
1 Memorial Ave.
Arlington, Virginia, United States