Frances Carol Dean

Friday, January 16, 2015

Frances "Mama Dean" Carol Dean, 73, of Brazil, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 following a brief illness.

She was born Jan. 30, 1941, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Clarence I. and Lillian L. Lee.

Frances graduated from high school in Greencastle. While living in Indianapolis she had worked at Cross Roads Rehabilitation.

She married Albert Dean and then moved to Greencastle where she worked at P.R. Mallory.

She also worked at Putnam County Jail as a cook and ran a concessions stand called Cicely's Bar-B-Que.

She will be forever remembered for her loving heart, acts of kindness, love of family, love for others and most of all, her love for Our Savior Jesus Christ.

Church was a big part of her life. She had attended Mansfield Bible Church, in Mansfield, Ind., where her husband served as assistant pastor to Rev. Thomas Trotter and wife Marylin. In December 1999 she and her husband moved to Columbus, Texas, where they attended Reese Lane Pentecostal Church of Alleyton, Texas, during the tenure of Pastor Vernon Griffin and wife Glenda from 1999 to 2005.

She was a member of the Truth Apostolic Tabernacle, in Brazil, Ind., and lived by her life verse: Psalm 42:1 and 2 "As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert M. Dean; brother David Lee; granddaughter Monica Dean and brother-in-law Edward Morris "Eddie" Dean.

She is survived by her children, Mark T. Lee of Brazil, Lawrence "Larry" Albert Dean and wife Jan of Brazil, Tami M. Dean of Arizona, Timothy "Tim" Morris Dean and fiancé Ange Felker of Brazil, Stephanie Joy Glenn and husband Brian of Houston, Texas, and Cicely Dawn Dean and fiancé Raymond Zufall of Brazil; grandchildren LaToshia Everson and husband Joel, Amber Dean, Jacob Dean, Josh Williams and wife Ashley, Eric Hutton, Kim Wilson and husband Ted, Kristina Owen and husband Brandon, Josh Clark, Cheyenne Curvin, Albert Wayne Dean and wife Kayla, Britany Dawn Dean and fiancé Justin, Cheriken Dean, Addison Dean, Devin Felker, Anthony Felker, Stacey Irvin, Isaac Jackson, Leilah Stovall, Sara Zufall and Chevelle Zufall; great-grandmother of 21; brothers Clarence Lee and wife Veda, James Lee and wife Barbara, and Timothy Lee and wife Nola; sisters Marie Oatman and husband Melvin, Mary Helen Dean and Eunice Lee; and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and extended family.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Lawson -- Miller Chapel, 1702 E. National Ave., Brazil, with Pastor Debra Dove officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.

Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Visit www.lawson-millerchapel.com to light a candle in her memory.