Alice Jean Deaton, was born to the late Daisy May (Miller) and Albert Orville Turner. She was a teacher at Diboll ISD, teaching primarily 1st grade, retiring after 42 years. She loved teaching her students, mentoring new teachers, and took every opportunity to share her strong Christian faith with them. She served as a missionary with Michael Gott Ministries, travelling to Switzerland and Poland, and taught English as a Second Language while there. Mrs. Deaton was an accomplished artist and one of her murals is still on the wall in the primary school cafeteria in Diboll. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She attended Timber Creek Church, and she loved Jesus, John Wayne, and her family – in that order!
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1992, Joe Robert "Big Joe" Deaton; son and daughter-in-law, Joe Robert "Lil" Deaton, Jr. and Jo Deaton; daughter, Brenda Lee Deaton; and grandson, Michael Lynn Deaton.
Cherishing her memory are her daughters and son-in-law, Angie and Cecil Baker, Lisa McCool; grandchildren and spouses, Craig and Angela Smith, Joni Rios, Cody and Mina Lovejoy, Michael and Nicole Marler, Joey Deaton, Colin McCool; a number of great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Judy Shipman, Goldie and Tom Pittman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be June 7, 2022 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.
Edited - see funeral home for full obit.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1992, Joe Robert "Big Joe" Deaton; son and daughter-in-law, Joe Robert "Lil" Deaton, Jr. and Jo Deaton; daughter, Brenda Lee Deaton; and grandson, Michael Lynn Deaton.
Cherishing her memory are her daughters and son-in-law, Angie and Cecil Baker, Lisa McCool; grandchildren and spouses, Craig and Angela Smith, Joni Rios, Cody and Mina Lovejoy, Michael and Nicole Marler, Joey Deaton, Colin McCool; a number of great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Judy Shipman, Goldie and Tom Pittman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be June 7, 2022 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.
Edited - see funeral home for full obit.
Alice Jean Deaton, was born to the late Daisy May (Miller) and Albert Orville Turner. She was a teacher at Diboll ISD, teaching primarily 1st grade, retiring after 42 years. She loved teaching her students, mentoring new teachers, and took every opportunity to share her strong Christian faith with them. She served as a missionary with Michael Gott Ministries, travelling to Switzerland and Poland, and taught English as a Second Language while there. Mrs. Deaton was an accomplished artist and one of her murals is still on the wall in the primary school cafeteria in Diboll. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She attended Timber Creek Church, and she loved Jesus, John Wayne, and her family – in that order!
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1992, Joe Robert "Big Joe" Deaton; son and daughter-in-law, Joe Robert "Lil" Deaton, Jr. and Jo Deaton; daughter, Brenda Lee Deaton; and grandson, Michael Lynn Deaton.
Cherishing her memory are her daughters and son-in-law, Angie and Cecil Baker, Lisa McCool; grandchildren and spouses, Craig and Angela Smith, Joni Rios, Cody and Mina Lovejoy, Michael and Nicole Marler, Joey Deaton, Colin McCool; a number of great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Judy Shipman, Goldie and Tom Pittman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be June 7, 2022 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.
Edited - see funeral home for full obit.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1992, Joe Robert "Big Joe" Deaton; son and daughter-in-law, Joe Robert "Lil" Deaton, Jr. and Jo Deaton; daughter, Brenda Lee Deaton; and grandson, Michael Lynn Deaton.
Cherishing her memory are her daughters and son-in-law, Angie and Cecil Baker, Lisa McCool; grandchildren and spouses, Craig and Angela Smith, Joni Rios, Cody and Mina Lovejoy, Michael and Nicole Marler, Joey Deaton, Colin McCool; a number of great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Judy Shipman, Goldie and Tom Pittman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be June 7, 2022 in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.
Edited - see funeral home for full obit.
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