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Velma B. Dean, 93,
of Mexico, died at 3:50 a.m., today, March 20, 2003, at Audrain Medical
Center.
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, March 22, at 1:00 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with
the Rev. Randall A. Sawyer officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 6
until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Dean was born on October 2, 1909, in
Paris, a daughter of Clarence Olive and Lyda Blanche (Dull) Foree. On
August 8, 1933, in Centralia, she married Phil D. Dean, who preceded her
in death on Nov. 15, 1988. She worked for 45 years for Florsheim Shoe
Company as a fancy stitcher.
She enjoyed fishing,
camping, piecing quilts and playing cards. She was a member of Liberty
Christian Church.
Survivors include one
daughter, Doris May Alexander and husband Archie; one daughter-in-law,
Barbara Davis; two granddaughters, Missy Huddleston and Holly Davis; one
grandson, Dean Alexander and wife Beth; four great granddaughters, Erin
Huddleston, Elizabeth Alexander, Taylor Alexander and Maykayla
Alexander; two great grandsons, Tracy Huddleston and Will Davis, all of
Mexico.
In addition to her
husband, one sister, Lillian Zuck, one son, Tracy Dean, and one
grandson, Billy Dean, preceded her in death.
Memorials in her honor may be sent to the American
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