Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Collier-Butler Chapel for Alice LuJean (Duke) Dean, age 92. J. Brooks Boyd will officiate. Burial will be at Crestwood Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing.
Mrs. Dean, a Christmas Day baby, was a native of Etowah County Alabama, having grown up in the Slackland Community north of Gadsden. She was a member of the Glencoe Church of Christ and she and Earl enjoyed camping and traveling. She loved spending time with grandchildren and attending their events. Anyone that knew her will remember how much she liked to have fun.
She is survived by sons, Richard Dean of Camarillo, CA and Don Dean of Glencoe, AL; daughters, Sherry Christian of Huntsville, AL and Dawn Dean of Ohatchee, AL; grandchildren, Gregory (Tiffany) Dean of Huntsville, Emily Dean (Tim) Hulsey of Alabaster, Joshua (Courtney) Green of Gadsden, Jessica (Colin) Hart of Ohatchee, Gregory Christian of Huntsville, and Ashley (David) Knies of Huntsville; and great-grandchildren, Jackson and Rylee Dean, Neely and Allie Hulsey, Hunter Green, Brody and Cohen Hart.
Pallbearers will be Gregory Christian, Greg Dean, Josh Green, Tim Hulsey, David Knies, and Freddie Hooie
Special thanks go to the caregivers who became family during her extended illness.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 12:00-2:00 pm prior to the service.
