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Jessie J. Deaton

1919 - 2002

BORN

1919

DIED

2002

Jessie Deaton Obituary

Jessie J. Deaton, 83, a retired carpenter and farmer, died Friday, May 17, 2002, in Decatur.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Bible Baptist Church. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery.

Jessie served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church and the Wise Survivors of Wise County.

Survivors: Wife of 56 years, Anna Deaton; daughters, Patricia Watson and husband, Gerald and Rebecca Smith and husband, Jim; grandchildren, James Lynn Smith, Valeria Read and husband, Rodney and Janice Aydelott and husband, Ron; great-grandchildren, Jon Raylen Read, Victoria Lynn and Donavon Brice Aydelott; and numerous nieces and nephews.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Star-Telegram on May 19, 2002.

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