Carl Junior Dean son of the late Clifford Carl Dean and Alice Marie Holloway Dean, was born in Delaplaine, Arkansas on May 15, 1949 and departed this life at his residence in Bernie, Missouri on April 3, 2023 at the age of 73.

Mr. Dean had worked at General Steel in Granite City, Illinois, then at Brown Shoe Company in Bernie, later he worked at IXL/Ames True Temper in Bernie as a forklift driver until his retirement.

He was united in marriage to Hazel Jean Seger in Granite City, Illinois on August 17, 1967. Mrs. Dean survives in their home in Bernie.

Other survivors include one son, Kenneth Dean and wife Melissa of Dexter, Missouri; by one daughter, Christy Sanders and husband Jimmy of Bernie, Missouri; by one brother, Charlie Dean & wife Gloria of Bernie, Missouri; by five grandchildren, Trenten Dean, Makenna Dean, Dustin Dean, Kiera Sanders and Kaleb Sanders; also by other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death other than by his parents, by one sister, Gloria Vancil.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Thursday, April 6, 2023 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel at 12:00 Noon with Rev. Scott Crane officiating.  Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery. Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting with all arrangements.