Funeral services for Claude Thomas Dean, 98, of Shelbyville will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Gowen-Smith with Brother Jim Mickells officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Mr. Dean, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at his home. He is a native of Marshall County and the son of the late Claude Thomas Dean Sr. and Dora Church Little.

Mr. Dean served proudly in the United States Navy during WWII and was a survivor of Pearl Harbor. He enjoyed attending Pearl Harbor Survivor reunions and Veteran’s Day celebrations. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his service.

He retired from American Can and was married to the late Ruby Neese Dean, the love of his life.

Mr. Dean is survived by his daughter, Barbara West of Lewisburg; one grandchild, Leslie (Lester) Sands of Jackson, TN; four great-grandchildren, Joshua West, Alex West, Jordana Sands and Paul Sands.

He is also survived by his cousin and friend, C.J. Lamb of Shelbyville, nine nephews and one niece.

Along with his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by one son-in-law, Lester West; one grandson, Lance West; one great-grandson, Corey Marshall; four brothers, Rube E. Dean, Oscar Lee Dean, J.C. Dean and Harold Willis; and two sisters, Ruby Hulsholf and Sara Lou Hollingsworth.