Obituaries: Willis Posey Dean, 1979, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: May 23, 1979 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Willis P. Dean

Willis Posey Dean, 75, of Homer died Thursday, May 10, 1979 in the Homer
Memorial Hospital following a long illness.

A native of Goldonna, Mr. Dean had lived in Homer the past 40 years.  He was a
retired employee of the Gulf Oil Company.

Mr. Dean was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Men's Bible
Class, Past Master of the Homer Masonic Lodge, Past Patron of Claiborne
Chapter No. 145, O. E. S., and had served as treasurer of the Homer Masonic
Lodge for the past 25 years.  He recently received from the Grand Lodge of
Louisiana a 25 year Certificate of Proficiency.

Services were held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with
the Rev. Cleburne Quaid and the Rev. Paul Durbin officiating.  Burial was in
Arlington Cemetery following Masonic rites conducted by James O. White.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dean; one daughter, Mrs. Joe Richardson; one
son, Larry Dean of Homer; one brother, Leon Dean of Goldonna; three sisters,
Mrs. Janie Bemont, Mrs. Mae Robinson, and Mrs. Vivian Gibbs, all of Winnfield;
and five grandchildren.

Active pallbearers were Harold Carpenter, Bobby Cook, Bud Ruple, David
Stanford, Danny Roy Moore, Felton Alexander, Glenn Bays, and Leroy Tinsley. 
Honorary pallbearers were members of the Mens Bible Class, Masonic Lodge, and
Gulf employees.