Richard Hulan Dean, Obituary
Lizzie Reeves Dean, In Memory
During his retirement, Richard often traveled between his sister's home in the east Texas town of Grand Saline and his son's home (Elbert Marshall Dean, Sr.) in west Texas, Baird Township. According to family records on Tuesday morning, October 17, 1944 Richard boarded the train in Grand Saline and traveled via the old Texas Zephyr to Baird, Texas. He was met at the railroad depot by his son, Elbert Marshall Dean and was then transported by Elbert's old Ford sedan to the Dean family home in Baird, Texas. Richard had been in Baird only hours because his obituary in the Abilene Reporter News reads that on October 17, 1944, "Richard H. Dean got up from the dinner table, went into the living room and fell dead." (Richard Hulan Dean family history, Milton Forsythe)Elbert Dean, Jr. (age 15 at the time) vividly recalls his grandpa's death. Having come for a visit, Hulan, his son Elbert Sr., and grandson Elbert Jr. had harvested peanuts during the day. After supper, Hulan asked his seated grandson if he wanted to play checkers. Hulan collapsed in his grandson's arms, and was gone.
Lizzie Reeves Dean,
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