Mrs. Carl Dean This is Me

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1. 1. Obituaries - The Meridian Star

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   Published on: 7/24/2002   Last Visited: 7/24/2002

   Mrs. Dean, 89, of Little Rock, died Monday, July 22, 2002, at Laird Alliance Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Little Rock and a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church where she was active for many years.
   
   Mrs. Dean was known throughout the community all her life for nursing the sick. She had a God-given talent for taking care of people in need and gave of her energy wherever needed, even before studying to become a nurse.
   
   After her children moved away, she enrolled in nursing school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she earned her degree as a licensed practical nurse.
   
   She worked there for many years. She also worked at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and St. Dominic's Hospital. Later she moved to Meridian where she was employed at Rush Foundation Hospital. Before retiring she worked at Laird's Hospital and Nursing Home in Union.
   
   Her entire life was devoted to the sick, the suffering and the poor. She took great pride in her work and her children often referred to her as "Our Little Mother Teresa."
   
   Survivors include her sons, Clois Dean of Hattiesburg, Carl Dean of Little Rock and Darrell Dean of Union; a daughter, Peggy Brister of Biloxi; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.