Born December 31, 1959, he is the son of Paul Phillip Dean and Vurda Taylor Stewart. He was an employee of ATR for 18 years and worked at Hitachi for 11 years. Anthony enjoyed farming for the last 6 years of his life. He was a member of the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his father, Phillip (and Christine) Dean of Liberty; mother, Vurda Taylor Stewart of Liberty; a son, Adam (and Ashley) Dean of Liberty; special friends, Karen Coffman and Chris (and LaDawn) Reynolds; a sister, Becky (and Gary) Becker of Georgetown, Texas; and a niece and several nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife; Annette Cherise Durbin Dean, who died January 11, 2011; two sons, Andrew Justin Dean and Matthew Neil Dean; and a brother, Bradford Dean.
Funeral services are 2:00 P.M.Saturday October 29, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Dwight Coffman officiating. Burial will follow in Peavey Cemetery.
Visitation is Friday from 6:00-9:00 P.M. at the funeral home and will continue Saturday from 8:00 A.M. until funeral service.
Pallbearers are Mark, Daniel, Troy, and Gary Becker, Chris Reynolds, Adam Dean, Dwight Gillock, Carl Galfenhein, and Kyle Maddox.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to KODA in memory of Anthony Dean.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with guestbook available online at www.mckinneybrown.com.