The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-11-10
LAST RITES SAID OVER BIER OF
JOHN DEAN
Wealth of Flowers and Outpourine
of Friends Attest to Warm
Esteem Held for Town
Builder

NACAo Tor own
Builder
Fitting and appropriate tributes
were paid to the memory of the late
John Dean at st. Mary's church, Fri
day morning, when funeral services
were held.
The church was crowded to the
doors and overfowed into the lawn.
The bier was banked high with
floral offerings from warn friends
The services were deeply impressive.
the full Catholic burial service being
used. Father John Won Gastel de-
livered glowing tribute to the de-
parted. The obsequies were the most
impressive held at st. Mary's for
some years. The high mass was elab-
crate
Delegations from the Rotary Club,
of which the deceased was a leading
member, and members of the Lions
Club and Chamber of Commerce, with
city and county officials attended the
funeral as units Of their particular
organizations.
Following the church rites a fun
eral cortege was formed and moved
to the Santa Fe station where a
special train was waiting to take the
remains and funeral party to New
kirk where interment took place this
afternoon. The deceased was buried
beside his wife, who passed away
fourteen years ago. Father Won
Gastel conducted the service at the
grave. The funeral party was COM
posed of the relatives of the deceased,
the pail bearers and intimate friends.
The special train will return to the
city at eight o'clock tonight. The pail
bearers were Frank CullisOn, A. F.
Beyer, F. w. Lintz, \. Holman, w. H.
Coyle and Frank Fitzpatrick, all
neighbors or close friends of the de-
ceased
In the untimely death of John Dean
the city loses one of its choicest
spirits. For many years he had been
identified with the developing inter
ests of the city and county and during
the past few years he performed ex-
clusiveIy personal service in making
scores of families happy at Christmas
time. He was leading spirit IN en-
thusing interest in sport games and
keeping school athletics up to stand
ard. John Deans word was as good
as his bond. He was rather retiring
HIT he
friends by the score. Through his un-
aided efforts he amassed much mater
ial wealth. His interests in Guthrie
were varied and he never overlooked
an opportunity to put in a strong
word for the town. In the passing OF
Mr.. Dean the community loses a fig
ure whose place will be hard to fill.
His heart was kindly and his benefac-
tions many.
Practically all of his business life
has been in Oklahoma. He was mar
ried twenty years ago last April, and
to this union was born two daughters.
His helpmate died fourteen years ago
and since that time the care of the
daughters, Misses Catherine and
Margaret, has been with his sister,
Miss Marie Dean. Miss Catherine is
a senior and president of the class at
Chevy Chase and Miss Margaret is
senior in the city high school
The relatives here were: A. W.
Dean, Kansas City; and P j. Dean,
Hays, Kansas, brothers of the de-
ceased; Mrs. L. D. Kirkman, sister
and her daughter, Beatrice, of Hutch
inson, Kansas; Misses Catherine and
/ Celia Dean, of Hays, Kansas; and
Mrs. H. D. Towner and her daughter,
Miss Miriam, of Hardy, Oklahoma
! Guthrie (Okla.) Leader.
John Dean was born and reared in
Ellis County, and leaves many rela-
tives and warm friends to regret his