Carrie Lee Dean

Carrie Lee White York Dean, born July 20, 1925, residing in Mineola, TX, passed into the arms of her Savior peacefully at home at the age of 89 February 26, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husbands James Thomas York and R.C. (Roy Clarence) Dean, brother Donovan Franklin White and sister Betty Jo White-Nymick.

She is survived by her brother Albert White of Pinehurst, North Carolina, her children Jim & Linda York, Donna & Don Buntin, Debbie & Morris Miller, Dina & Terry Schoof, Joanna Wells, Roy Dean, 32 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren, 4 nieces and 7 nephews.

Visitation will be held at Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola, Texas from 6pm to 8pm, Friday March 6, 2015.

Funeral services will be at First Christian Church, Mineola, Texas, at 1pm, Saturday March 7, 2015 with Reverend Rick Son and longtime friend Carson Wages officiating.

In lieu of flowers or plants, donations may be made to Reflections Hospice of Texas, Quitman, TX or First Christian Church, Mineola, TX.

Carrie became a single mother of 4 in 1962 and soon after started her own business as a seamstress making draperies for over 20 years. She continued sewing for her “customers” to the age of 86. She was a member of the First Christian Church for over 50 years where she served in many capacities. Carrie’s passions were her family, her faith, cooking, sewing and serving others in every way possible. She was living proof that dynamite truly does come in small packages. To say she will be sorely missed is an understatement on the grandest of scales. To know Carrie is to know love in its purest form.