Mr. Archie Eugene Dean Sr.

Mr. Archie Dean, Sr., 78, passed away on February 22, 2017, at his home in Cedar Bluff. Archie was born October 7, 1938, in Aberdeen, the son of the late Grafton LaFloy and Gladys Virginia Elrod Dean, Sr. He retired from OceanSpray Cranberries in Kenosha, WI, after 40 years, where he was a Sugar Receiver. He moved to Cedar Bluff in 2000 from Twin Lakes, WI. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #667 in Zion Benton, ILL. He was an avid fisherman. He was a wonderful cook and enjoyed vegetable gardening. He was a Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America. He enjoyed square dancing. He was a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church in Cedar Bluff. He married Virginia Kathyrn Stack Dean on April 8, 1989 in Twin Lakes, WI. Funeral services will be Monday, February 27, 2017, at 12:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Scott Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Enon Cemetery near Cedar Bluff. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Wife: Virginia Stack Dean of Cedar Bluff; Two Daughters, Sherry DeRose (Larry) of Kenosha, WI, and Pamela Mann (Robert) of Bragg City, MO; Two Sons, Archie Dean, Jr. of Scottsdale, AZ, and Kevin Dean (Christine) of LaFarge, WI; Five Step-Daughters: Tobey Abell (Randy) of Twin Lakes, WI , Jodey Dalton (Scott) of Burlington, WI, Kathryn Johnson (Jack) of Twin Lakes, WI, Sharron Diedrich (Mark) of Twin Lakes,WI, and April Spader of Twin Lakes, WI; One Step-Son: James Spader (Marylee) of Salem, WI; Ten Grandchildren and Seventeen Step Grandchildren; Five Great Grandchildren and Nine Step Great Grandchildren; and One Step Great Great Grandchild; One Sister: Mary Joe Bennett of Greenwood, MS; and Two Brothers, Grafton Dean, Jr. of Cedar Bluff and Leroy Dean of Aberdeen. Pallbearers will be Derrick Dean, Louis Lopez, Dr. Ren Massey, Steven Moore, Todd Young, and Paul McGarity. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center -Home Health Care and the Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice. Memorials may be made to LeBonheur Children's Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Visitation will be Monday 10:00-12:00 A.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com