Mrs. Ramona B. Dean

Our Beloved Monie, Mrs. Ramona B. Dean, went to meet her Saviour on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at her home in Aberdeen. She died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends after a long and courageous battle with COPD and an essential tremor. Mrs. Ramona was born January 2, 1942, in Fayette, AL, the daughter of the late Ras Norman and Jennie Bob "Jinks" Shelton Blankenship. Mrs. Ramona retired after 30 years as a Lab-Tech at Kerr McGee in Hamilton. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Aberdeen. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She enjoyed traveling to watch her two granddaughters in their sporting events. She was an avid and accomplished cook that enjoyed baking. She enjoyed Mississippi State University Football. She enjoyed listening to music, especially Elvis Presley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter: Terri Thompson and by one Brother: Buddy Blankenship. Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Burton officiating. Burial will follow in Mayhew Cemetery in Mayhew. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Husband Leroy Dean of Aberdeen; One Daughter, Peggy Thompson of Aberdeen; Two Sons, Rodney Thompson of Bradford, Ark., and Derrick Dean (Tiffany) of Aberdeen; Two Granddaughters: Madeline and McKinley Dean both of Aberdeen. Pallbearers will be Hal Bourland, Benny Dobbs, Terry Cockerham, Randy Boyd, Jesse Ballard, Jr., and Robert Thompson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Spare & Pairs Sunday School Class at Friendship Baptist Church in Aberdeen, The Nurses and Staff of Gentiva Hospice, and all Former Co-Workers at Kerr McGee in Hamilton. Memorials may be made to Mayhew Cemetery Fund, C/O Mrs. Bess Swedenburg, P.O. Box 13, Mayhew, MS 39753 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Visitation will be Tuesday 12:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com