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DUANE CURTIS EARLY, 65, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024 in Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center after an extended illness.
Born in Riverside, CA, Duane was a son of the late Curtis Colfax Early and Bettylou Mae Bucher Early. He grew up in Mesa, AZ, graduated from Westwood High School in 1978 and was the manager for the football team. Duane worked in medical coding. He moved to Aiken a year ago from Indiana.
Surviving is his sister, Dorene Early and his niece, Jillane Culp.
A private burial will take place in Sunset Memory Gardens.
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