Edgar Randolph Dean Sr.

Edgar Randolph Dean Sr. ROCKFORD, Ill. Edgar Randolph Dean Sr., 81, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at his home. He was born in Dante, Va.; son of the late John W. and Lula Marshall Dean. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Frances Dean; three brothers, Willie Dean, Oakley Dean and Lanvil Dean; and two great grandchildren. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He worked for Clinchfield Coal Company for 25 years and retired from Delta Faucet after 22 years. He is survived by four daughters, Betty Patrick and husband, Freddie of Dante, Va., Helen Jessee and husband, Dave of Powhaton, Va., Shirley Chaffin and husband, Winston of Dante, Va., and Frances Dean of Rockford, Ill.; three sons, Edgar Dean Jr. and wife, Mary of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Wayne Dean of Rockton, Ill., and Kenneth Dean of Chickaska, Okla.; one sister, Mildred Skeens of Gray, Tenn.; special caregivers, Frances Dean and her daughter, Angie Dean; 18 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Edgar Randolph Dean Sr. will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Temple Hill Memorial Park, Castlewood, Va. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, in Castlewood Funeral Home, Castlewood, Va. On line condolences may be sent to the Dean family through our website and a video tribute may be viewed at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.