Hayward Laclane Dean

Hayward Laclane "Pop" Dean Age 82 Years of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera 
ended this earthly walk, on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at the Rand Memorial Hospital.

He was the first offspring, born to the late George and Ramona Dean-nee Bethel, 
on Friday, December 19, 1919. He was educated at the then, Hatchet Bay All-age School. 
There he served as monitor {teacher}.

Pop worked in Nassau with Standard and Tin Smith Plumbing, in Freeport with the 
Grand Bahama Cement Company, in Hatchet Bay with the Harrisville Company and 
the Ministry or Works. He also ran his own Barber Shop for awhile.

Pop attracted and married the beautiful Ruth Louise Kemp, who preceded him in death in 1988. 
This union was blessed with ten children, two of which predeceased them. 

Pop worshiped at St. Stephen's Baptist church, in Hatchet Bay. 
He was also a founding member of the Hatchet Bay Brass Band, where he played the trumpet.

Hayward is preceded in death by his:
Wife: Ruth Louise Kemp-Dean;
Grandfather: Anthony Dean;
Grandmother: Julia Sands-Dean and Albena Bethel;
Father: George Henry Dean;
Mother: Ramona Curlene Bethel-Dean; 
Sisters: Helen and Remilda Dean;
Brothers: Ronald and Wendell Verona Dean I;

The Radiance of this "Turquoise of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of his:
Three Sons: Laclane and Larry Sr. of Hatchet Bay and Randy Dean Sr. of Nassau;

Five Daughters: Vernell Harmon and Carolyn Correa of Norfolk, Virginia, Mattie McDonald 
of Miami, Florida, Delma Miller and Patricia Dean of Freeport, Grand Bahama;
Adopted Daughter: Carolyn Miller;
Twenty-Four: Grand Children;
Six: Great Grand Children;
Four Brothers: Anthony {Tony} of Nassau, Audley {Step Light}, 
Shedreck Campbell {Sugar Boy} and Nathaniel {Skipper D} Dean of Hatchet Bay;
Two Sisters: Hildred Miller of Miami, Florida and Edith Hanna of Hatchet Bay;
Thirty-Two Nephews and Nieces: Aubrey of Miami, Florida, 
Police Sergeant 977 Audley "Patterson", Vincent, Elizabeth of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 
Yvette, Marvin of Hollywood, Florida, Melpert, Wendell G. II, Dwaling, 
Police Constable 1995 Cletis George, Juanita, Tammy, Stacy, Giavanna, Chrislyn {Christy}, 
Prisca {Trennie} and Nathan Dean, Doreth C. Dean-Campbell, Gillian Bethel, 
Deborah Mitchell, Shain Wilkinson, Charmaine McCurdy, Marva {Bonnie} Dorsette, 
Murma-Gayle of Miami, Florida, Wayne and Maynard {Dusty} Miller, Wendy, Terry, 
Dereck, Courtney and Gilwithney Hanna and Keith Harris;
Two Sons-in-law: Larry Harmon of Norfolk, Virginia and Hon. James Miller MP;
Two Daughters-in-law: Carmeta and Bonnie Dean;
Four Sisters-in-law: Bertha, Dora, Joan and Vernita Dean;
Many other loving family and friends including: Rev. Leroy and Mrs. Hazel Carey, 
Nurse Priscilla Scavella, Clifford Johnson, Joseph McDonald, E. G. Tony Lewis, 
Spurgeon Brown, Glen and Louise Stuart, Abraham Stubbs, Sheila Pratt, 
Wilfred "Rice" Pinder of Freeport Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Claudius Bethel Jr., 
Pastor Lambert Farrington, Hon. Alvin A. Smith MP, North Eleuthera, Rose Eberhart 
and Katherine Carlile of Miami Florida, Ivy Kemp and Mary Reeves of Miami, Florida.