- Date Of Birth: December 20, 1927
- Date Of Death: August 6, 2022
- State: Georgia
Daniel “Dan” Lawrence Deal, a lifelong resident of Bulloch County, passed away at East Georgia Regional Medical Center on August 6, 2022. Dan was born to the late Carter Lewis Deal and Marie Franklin Deal. He left home only to proudly serve his country in the U. S. Army and then afterward, he returned to his roots.
Dan, ever the salesperson, began his career in sales and ended his career in sales. Initially, he became a salesman for the Sunnyland Meat Company. Later, he would become owner-operator of Deal’s Food Land in Denmark, Brooklet, and Statesboro. Finally, he decided he would give automobile sales a try and worked for Rozier Ford.
When he wasn’t selling something, Dan’s favorite pastime was fishing the Ogeechee River. Family and friends reaped the rewards from his fishing trips as he could fry up some Redhorse Suckers that taste as good as any restaurant they had ever eaten.
Dan was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Ruth; his son, Stephen Lindsey Deal; his brothers, Guy “Bunny” Deal, Joe Deal, Wilbur Deal, Carl Deal, and Franklin Paul Deal; and his sisters, Janice Deal Lewis and Mildred Deal Lewis.
He is survived by and will be greatly missed by his son, Danny Deal (Jackie) of Ringgold, GA; his sister, Janelle Anderson (Rayborn) and Mary Deal Taylor of Statesboro; grandchildren, Cortney Pearce, Joshua Deal (Amanda), and Stephen Williams; great grandchildren, Kennedy Gienapp, Dylan Gienapp, Aniston Gienapp, Emmett Deal and Eli Keith; and a host of nieces and nephews.
