Timothy Myron Dean of Sheridan, Arkansas was born June 20, 1949 at Gould, Arkansas the son of the late Noah A. and Josephine G. Snyder Dean. He proudly served in the United States Navy, and was retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal as a security officer. He was a member of Maddox Road Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Tim liked to do anything, as long as it started, or ended, with fishing. He wasn't a complicated man at all and it didn't take a lot to make him happy: fishing, a cold Dr. Pepper, playing the quarter slot machines hoping to strike it rich, traveling, and most definitely, TALKING. Truth is, the only thing Tim liked to do more than to fish….was to talk. He never met a stranger, and whether he already knew you and had a nickname for you, or he met you in town and greeted you with "Welcome to Wally-World", you weren't going to see him and not get spoken to. He had a huge heart and was generous to a fault. He truly gave the last dollar in his pocket once, to help a stranger in need. He knew the Bible better than most preachers. He could quote countless Bible verses by memory. Tim and his larger than life personality will be missed, but he leaves behind a rich legacy of joy and laughter.

Mr. Dean died Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, one day before his 72 ^nd birthday. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Adam Dean; brothers, David A. Dean, Chris T. Dean, and Bennie G. Dean.

Survivors include his best friend and significant other, Kathy Yarbrough Finley of Sheridan; Kathy's son and grandson, Jason and Trent Finley of Sheridan; brother, Danny "Buddy" Dean of Sheridan; sisters, B. Rose Dean of Gould, Dorinda Kay Krohn of Ocean Springs, Mississippi; very special friends, John "Dinky" Johnson, Virginia Johnson, Larry Massey. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with Bro. Chris Dixon and Bro. Chuck Buchan officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 P.M. at Holly Springs Cemetery near Star City, Arkansas with Bro. Ronnie Johnson officiating as well as Military honors. Visitation is Monday, 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Buddy Dean, David Rucker, Larry Massey, Danny Dean, Jr., Sherman Krohn, Dwayne Tyler, Jason Finley, Devin Cannon.

Honorary Pallbearers are Trent Finley and Benny Gasaway