- Date Of Birth: August 19, 1930
- Date Of Death: September 14, 2012
- State: Virginia
Arva Vance “Diz” Dean, 82, of 1161 Joseph Martin Hwy., Martinsville, VA died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Vance was born August 19, 1930 in the Austinville, VA. area, a son of the late Malcolm Thomas Dean and Margaret Isabelle Dean and was preceded in death by a brother, Boyce Dean. Vance was retired from Dupont as a millwright with 35 years of service and previously played minor league baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Surviving is a daughter, Kitty Dean Bowman of Richmond; three sons, Bobby Dean of Martinsville, Scott Dean of Statesville, NC and Todd Dean of Martinsville; a sister, Joyce Dean Cash of Nebraska; two brothers, Elroy Dean and Rex Dean both of Pulaski and by six grandchildren, Gregg Dean, Renee Yancey, Jordan Dean, Bryan Dean, Jeffrey Bowman and Steven Hill. There are eleven great-children surviving, Seth Yancey, Nadia Yancey, Victoria Dean, Aliyah Dean, Ashlyn Dean, Micah Jones, Noah Jones, Jaida Rai Dean and Sebastian Hill, Ryan Bowman and Emily Bowman.
Source link
