Mr. Willie Paul Dean

September 12, 1937 - November 27, 2016

Mr. Willie Paul Dean, 79, of Comer, GA passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mr. Dean was born in Danielsville, GA on September 12, 1937, son of the late Robert Dean and the late Cora McElreath Dean. He was a steward on Air Force One and retired from the United States Air Force. Mr. Dean was of the Southern Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Jean Golden Dean; and brother, Carlise “Bud” Dean. Survivors include his daughter, Stephanie Fragmin of Stonewood, WV; son, Robert Edward Dean of Comer, GA; sister, Sara Nitkowski of FL; grandchildren, Willie O’Neil, Victoria Patterson, Bryan, Laurel, and Madeline Dean. Funeral services for Mr. Dean will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gunn officiating. Interment will follow in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be to the charity of one’s choice. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.