Frank Dean

Mr. Frank Dean, 97, of Roanoke, Va., passed from this life to enter into eternal rest on Thursday, June 17, 2010. He was born on May, 14, 1913, in Botetourt County, Va. He was the sixth child of 15 children born to the late John Minor and Delia Dean. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Crawley Dean; and son, Clarence (Fruit Cake) Dean. He retired from the Norfolk & Western Railroad after many years of service. Mr. Dean was a faithful member and Deacon of the First Baptist Church, of Cloverdale, Va. He leaves to cherish in his memory two sons, Frank B. Dean and Harry Dean; brother, Richard Deane, all of Roanoke; one sister, Alice Macklin, of Petersburg, Va.; caregiver and (other son) the Rev. Henry T. Haskins, of Roanoke; several grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends; and church family. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at the Hamlar-Curtis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Henry T. Haskins officiating and the Rev. Tommy London, eulogist. The interment will be in Old Dominion Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2010, in the HamlarCurtis Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.Hamlar-Curtis.com.