Mrs. Carol A. Dean – a native of Jasper, AL and a resident of Mobile, AL for the past 24 years died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in a local hospital. Carol was always a loving wife and mother! She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Neil Dean; two sons, Donnie (Kay) Dean and Drake (Jodi Sabin) Dean; her aunt, Juanita Wright; one cousin, Gilda Byrd; twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12 Noon until 2 P.M. on Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens.