Rex Eugene Dean the son of Jesse Dean and Geneva Buttram Dean was born in West Plains, Missouri on August 25, 1937, and passed away in Clinton, Arkansas on September 11, 2022, at the age of 85 years.
His religious belief was of the Baptist Faith. He worked as a school bus driver and he enjoyed working on cars and teaching his grandsons how to work on cars.
He was preceded in death by his parents Jesse and Geneva Dean, his wife of 50 years Joyce (Manseau) Dean, a son in law Michael Runion and a sister Wanda Beard. Survivors are his two sons Roy (Rhonda) Dean of Carencro, Louisiana and Richard (Cristy) Dean of Shirley, Arkansas a daughter Janet (Joel Kuykendall) Runion, of Bee Branch, Arkansas, two brothers, Glenn (Carolyn) Dean of Oregon and Ron (Wendy) Dean of Nevada, 9 grandchildren: Chris Hines, Brittany Hall, Christian Dean, Chastity Byford, Jake Dean, Rebecca Stafford, Ashley Yatska, Payton Dean and Rylie Dean, 5 Great-grandchildren: Kenzie, Adelyn, Aurora, Beck and Rowan, other relatives and many friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 2:00 PM at West Side First Baptist Church in Greers Ferry by Bro. Paul McCarty
In lieu of flower donations may be made to Greers Ferry Ambulance Fund, P O Box 1264 Greers Ferry, AR 72067.