Mrs. Jean Deese

April 6, 1942 - February 16, 2019

Mrs. Myrtle Jean Deese, of Ranburne, Alabama, passed away on February 16, 2019. She was 76. Mrs. Deese was born on April 6, 1942 in Bowdon, Georgia to the late H. Grady and Lena Smith. She was retired from SunTrust Bank where she worked as a teller. She was a loving mother and grandmother and a devoted member of Crumley’s Chapel Church of God. Mrs. Deese is survived by her husband, Kenneth L. Deese; her daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Scott Williams and Karen and James Howard; her grandchildren and their spouses, Jennifer and Trea Pipkins and Lacey and John Peevy; her great-grandchildren, Chase and Lena Peevy; her sister and brother-in-law, Louise and William Straub; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Sara Smith and Cecil and Millie Smith; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. (Georgia Time) at Crumley’s Chapel Church of God. Rev. Duran Teague and Rev. Kyle Morrow will officiate. Pallbearers will be Donny Smith, Johnny Smith, Chad Pope, Duran Dunn, Jimmy Baughn, Dennis Anglin, and Tommy Smith. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the funeral services on Monday, the family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 p.m. (Georgia Time) till the funeral hour.