Decatur County GaArchives Deaths.....James Richard Dean March 30 1949 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Stallings countrycatsx4@aol.com July 8, 2003, 6:30 pm Name: Dean, James Richard Date Of Death: March 30 1949 Time: Place Of Death: at his home, in the Mt. Pleasant Community - Decatur County, Ga Residence: Decatur County Georgia Gender: Male Race: W Age: 99 Marital Status: Widower Date Of Birth: April 28 1849 Place Of Birth: Decatur County, Georgia Mother's Name: Brock, Temperance Ann "Tempty" Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Father's Name: Dean/Deen, James "Pappy" Father's Birthplace: Georgia Cause Of Death: pneumonia Hospital: Unavailable SS Number: Unavailable Occupation: Farmer Funeral Home: Player Funeral Home Doctor: Unavailable Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Unavailable Date Of Burial: April 3 1949 Place Of Burial: Prosperity Primitive Baptist Church Date Recorded: Unavailable Additional Comments: 1949 Newspaper: LAST RITES FOR COUNTY'S OLDEST CITIZEN HELD AT PROSPERITY CHURCH LAST SUNDAY James Richard Dean, 99 Laid to Rest Near Birthplace Funeral services were held last Sunday morning at eleven o'clock at Prosperity Baptist Church for James Richard Dean. 99 years and 11 months, who passed away at his home in the Mt. Pleasant Community on Wednesday, March 30. Hundreds of friends and members of the Dean family were present to pay last respects to the oldest white citizen of Decatur County. The deceased was laid to rest in Prosperity Cemetery only a short distance from where he was born on April 28, 1849. The Rev. Carl Childs of Pelham conducted the services. Grandfather Dean, as he was known to legions of friends, was active all his life. He was always solicitous of the welfare of his neighbors and was a devoted member of his church. The Prosperity Baptist Church is one of the oldest churches in this section. It was founded on March 18th,1843, and the first Pastor Elder M.P. Cooper, came to Decatur County from the Ochlocknee Association of Primitive Baptist Churches. Members of the Prosperity congregation had planned a special service and celebration in honor of the deceased on his 100th birthday and the 106th anniversary of the church for the latter part of April. The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mattie Brock of Jacksonville, Florida and Mrs. Bertha Lochridge of Tampa, Florida. and five sons, Riley Dean, R.W. Dean and Donnie Dean, all of Bainbridge, Georgia. Ben Dean of St. Petersburg,Florida and I.C. Dean of Tampa, Florida. Ninety grandchildren, ninety-eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren also survive him. The following grandchildren served as pallbearers: Alton Dean, Lawrence Dean, J.W. Dean, Robert Dean, J.D. Chester, Alto Gause, Clinton Dollar and Ben Dean Jr. Attending the funeral from out-of-town were: Mr. and Mrs. Alton Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dean, of Tallahassee, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Chester and Mr. Archie Chester, Douglas, Georgia. Mr. Lonnie Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Alto Gause. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brock and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dean, Mrs. Bertha Pickett, of Jacksonville, Florida; Mr. I.C. Dean, Mr. Clifton Dollar, Miss Betty Jean Dollar, Mrs. D.D. Castleberry, Mrs. Bertha Lochridge, Tampa, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dean, Mr. Ben Dean Jr., Jack Dean, Mrs. Lucile Rogers, Miss Joan Rogers, all of St. Petersburg, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Welling, Jacksonville, Florida; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Crosson and Mr. George Farris, all of Albany, Georgia. Player Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb