Johnny Ray Dean

Johnny Ray Dean was born on November 9, 1946, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Friday, June 24, 2011, in an Oklahoma City Hospital, at the age of 64. Johnny, the son of Lester George and Zona Oleta (Denney) Dean, was a long-time resident of Prague. He graduated from Prague High School with the class of 1965. He married Sandy L. Dukes on June 9, 1967 in Prague. Johnny received an Associate’s Degree from Eastern Oklahoma State College at Wilburton and had also completed studies at other major Oklahoma Universities. He served four years in the United States Air Force, including two years in Germany. Johnny was an electronics technician. He worked for K & W Mfg. in Prague. Later, he worked for Exxon Mobil until his retirement in 2003. He then worked for the State of Oklahoma until retiring in January of 2010. He was a member of the Garden Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and his father in law, Leonard Dukes. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Dean, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Jennifer Dean, Maumelle, AR, Jason & Wendy Dean, Carl Junction, MO; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna & Richard Bailey, Canton, TX, Gayle & Jim Lemonds, Sellersburg, IN; his mother-in-law, Vera Dukes, Prague; a cousin that was like a brother, Luther “Lou” Dean, Jr., Spencer, OK; brothers and sisters-in-law, Patricia & Jerry Snyder of Tabacundo, Ecuador, Sherrie and Ray Lyon of Prague, Deborah and Ted Garcia of Brighton, Colorado; special friends,Jenny and Jerry Pratka, Prague; grandchildren: Jessica, Joshua, Ryan, Jillian, Nathan and Jonathan Dean; many other relatives and friends. The family will received friends on Monday evening from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM, at Garden Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Prague with Bro. Charlie Clem and Bro. Jim Lemonds officiating. Interment will follow at the Garden Grove Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague.