Angel Early

Angel was born Feb. 21, 1975, and raised in Greeneville, and Sarasota, Florida. Angel graduated from Chuckey-Doak High School in 1993, Walters State Community College in 2007 and attended Tusculum University for a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health.

Angel had the most melodic laugh, almost a mischievous giggle. She tended to be shy sometimes but a goofball at other times.

Among Angel's passions was that of the written word, primarily crime investigation or psychological suspense. She was a published author and found great pride in helping others with her work. She advocated for years to bring awareness and a sense of understanding to those that struggled with anxiety and depression to always remind them they were not alone.

Angel loved art and music of nearly all genres. She studied astrology and genealogy. Visiting libraries and traveling to different cemeteries to learn more about the people who made her. Her artwork has been commissioned and sold across North America and Canada. Angel's greatest achievement was watching her children grow into amazing adults and have beautiful families of their own. She loved being Nana to her grandchildren.

Angel's life will be remembered in stories and memories passed on in the lives of her children, daughter, Noel (Logan) Benton, her son, Mason (Miranda) Early, and her seven grandchildren who she loved dearly, Jaylynn, Brayden, Bryson, Kylee, Kade, Baylee and Atlas.

She will be remembered by her father: Kenny (Sharon) Thornburg; her mother: Kathy Cutshall; two sisters: Feather (Daniel) Payne, and Satin (Nick) Fillers; a brother: Josh (Heather) Thornburg; her grandmother: Earnestine Harmon; several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins including a special cousin, Tabitha Payne, and special aunt, Tammy Humphries.

Angel was preceded in death by two stepdads: James "Jim" Holt and Jimmy Cutshall; her grandparents: Lyle (Maxine) Dunn, and Jim (Nancy) Thornburg, her step-grandfather: Junior Holt; and her great-grandparents: Doc (Lissie) Scism, Wardell (Mattie Bell) Harmon, and Iva Dunn.

A private memorial will be held for Angel with her Family and friends all dressing in blue and sharing amazing stories of her life to tell future generations.

Angel's special friends are Gale Hurst, and MacKenzie Brooks.

Vitality Found in Death

Have you ever witnessed the

Dead absorb life?

Well, I have seen this

With my own eyes.

Just today I saw

Dead leaves dancing.

Each one coiled with the

Wind as though doing the tango.

The last of their vitality did not

Depart with their leap from the tree.

Instead they merely joined the wind

To praise their freedom with a fiesta.

Angel Early (2011)