Willie Cleo Dean

Died: May 7, 2008

Willie Cleo Graham Dean, 90, of Holt Court, Greeneville, formerly of Mosheim, died Wednesday at Signature HealthCARE Center.

Mrs. Dean retired from MECO in 1976.

She was a member of Lord's Tabernacle Church

She was a daughter of the late Milburn and Myrtle Cooter Graham and was the widow of John H. Dean.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law: Juanita Harrison and Charlie Gross and Lena and Richard Jones, all of Mosheim; six sons and five daughters-in-law: Kenneth and Nancy Dean, Roy and Kathy Dean, the Rev. James R. and Betty Dean, Bill and Jeanetta Dean, and Donald and Mable Dean, all of Greeneville, and Johnny Hal Dean of Illinois; 25 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren; one brother: Carl Graham of Greeneville; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one daughter: JoAnn Murdock; six grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters: Madie Weems and Letha Graham; and four brothers: Howard Graham, Willard Graham, and two infants.

The family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Kiser Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be held at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Buster Shelton and the Rev. Ray Shelton will officiate.

Interment will be in Willoughby Cemetery.

Her grandchildren will be pallbearers.

Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and the staff of Signature HealthCARE Center.

Condolences may be sent to the Dean family online at loc7439@sci-us.com