Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com John Kimball Dean, 93, died on November 16, 2021 at his home in Big Canoe, GA after a long illness. In 1955, Mr. Dean married Sally Ann Garratt of Worcester, MA. They had three children. Sally passed away in 1995. In 2002, he married Janice Ames Grilli, a Rhode Island native and Big Canoe resident. John Dean was also a native of Rhode Island, growing up in Providence. He was a graduate of Moses Brown School and the University of Rhode Island. After college, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Germany in the early 1950s. After the Army, Mr. Dean began a career in sales, initially selling vending machines before entering the real estate field in the late 1960s. Mr. Dean was the son of Mary Lillian Quick and Harry Dyer Dean. The first Deans and Dyers arrived in Boston in 1635. But Mr. Dean's ancestry in America begins with Thomas Rogers, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. Other historical ancestors include: Roger Williams, the founder of Providence; Anne Hutchinson; and Mary Dyer, a Quaker hanged in Boston in 1660 for defending her beliefs and other Quakers. Besides his widow, Mr. Dean is survived by two sons: Peter Dean of Broomfield, CO and Jeffrey Dean of Jefferson, GA. He also has two grandchildren: Mason Dean of Los Angeles and Hayden Dean of Atlanta. Visitation services will be held at the Roper Funeral Home and Crematory in Jasper, GA on December 20 at 11:00 AM. Burial will be at 1:15 PM that day at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. Since John was always involved with various animals, in lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to any animal rescue organization. Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.