Marjorie Lucille Taylor Dean, age 93, passed away August 24, 2022 in Westminster Village, Willow Brook Court in Spanish Fort, Alabama. She was born in McCullough, Alabama on November 9, 1928, the only child of Dallas and Dorothy Taylor. ln 1938, she and her parents moved to the nearby community of Lottie in Baldwin County where they farmed, owned and operated a grocery store for many years. Mrs. Dean was educated at McCullough and Lottie Elementary schools, Perdido Junior High, Baldwin County High, Troy State College (BA), Spring Hill College and the University of South Alabama where she received a Master's degree in Elementary Education. ln 1949, she married David Emanuel Dean, Jr. of Lottie, Alabama. They lived in Long Beach, California before David left the Navy in 1950 when they then settled in Lottie. Mrs. Dean taught at the Perdido school for seventeen years.

After retiring from teaching, she assisted with bookkeeping and management of the family farm. She was an avid reader, loved sewing, had a natural talent for growing plants and gardening and had many other hobbies too numerous to list. She especially enjoyed hosting and assisting with celebrations of graduations, weddings and baby showers in the local communities. Mrs. Dean was a member of the Lottie United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, sang in the choir and served on various committees. ln later years, she and David enjoyed square dancing and traveling internationally and throughout the United States.

Mrs. Dean was preceded in death by her parents and husband of 65 years. She is survived by her three daughters: Cheryl (Burk) McWilliams of Arley, Alabama, Karen (Steve) Caldwell of Lottie, Alabama and Susan (Jim) McCracken of Lottie Alabama and seven grandchildren -Vaughn (Callan) McWilliams, Thomas (Rebecca) McWilliams, Jason (Stephanie) Caldwell, Rachael Caldwell (Mike) Busby, Josh (April) Caldwell, Jim McCracken, Jennifer Michelle McCracken (Charlie) Chevalier and seventeen great grandchildren.

Graveside services, with only the immediate family in attendance, will be held at the Lottie New Home Cemetery, officiated by Dr. Bob Stauffacher, Chaplain, Westminster Village. A celebration of her life for extended family and friends will be held at a later date.

The family wishes to offer special thanks to her devoted friend and caregiver, Wendy Lancaster, the staff at Westminster Retirement Village where Mrs. Dean has been a resident since November 11, 2011, and also to Community Hospice who provided support and guidance to her family.

ln place of flowers, the family would be grateful for any donations to the Lottie United Methodist Church, 59635 Jack Springs Road, Atmore, AL. 36502 or to the Lottie New Home Cemetery Fund, 59055 Lottie Rd., Atmore, AL 36502.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.