Work History
(based on newspaper articles, city directories, and census records)
1904: Wichita, KS—works for the press
1907: Hutchinson, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1909: Wichita, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1910: Salt Lake City, UT—clerk for Express
1912-1914: SLC, UT—clerk for W F & Co Express
1917: Denver, CO—clerk for Wells Fargo Express Co
1920: SLC, UT—cashier for Express Company
1921: SLC, UT—December 6, starts with Utah State Road Commission
1922: SLC, UT—Bookkeeper for Road Commission
1925-1938: SLC, UT—Chief Accountant for Road Commission
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Obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune, December 16, 1938
Death Claims Highway Board Employe
Chief Accountant Dies in Hospital; Gained Recognition
Charles Fenton Dean, chief accountant of the Utah state road commission for the past 13 years, died Thursday at 2:10 p. m. in a local hospital after an appendectomy. He was 52 years old.
Mr. Dean gained national recognition for the system of accounting which he established for the state road commission. Many parts of this system have been adopted by other states, and on several occasions he received commendations from the federal bureau of public roads.
Native of Kansas
He was born July 6, 1886, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Harry Fenton and Ida Jane Dean, and received his education in Wichita public schools and the Wichita academy. From 1907 to 1919, he was employed by the American Express company in Salt Lake City, Denver, Colo.; Stockton, Cal.; North Platte, Neb., and McGill Nev. He went to work for the Utah state road commission December 6, 1921, and in January, 1925, was named chief accountant.
His lodge affiliations included membership in Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M. He was also a thirty-second degree Mason in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Family Survives
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Stevens Dean; five brothers, Thomas Dean of Blythe, Ark.; Richard H. Dean of Sandy; Herschel Dean of Kingman, Ariz.; Frank Dean of Mayflower, Ark., and Beryle G. Dean of Murray. His home was at 3040 Conner Street.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Masonic temple, under direction of Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M.
(based on newspaper articles, city directories, and census records)
1904: Wichita, KS—works for the press
1907: Hutchinson, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1909: Wichita, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1910: Salt Lake City, UT—clerk for Express
1912-1914: SLC, UT—clerk for W F & Co Express
1917: Denver, CO—clerk for Wells Fargo Express Co
1920: SLC, UT—cashier for Express Company
1921: SLC, UT—December 6, starts with Utah State Road Commission
1922: SLC, UT—Bookkeeper for Road Commission
1925-1938: SLC, UT—Chief Accountant for Road Commission
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Obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune, December 16, 1938
Death Claims Highway Board Employe
Chief Accountant Dies in Hospital; Gained Recognition
Charles Fenton Dean, chief accountant of the Utah state road commission for the past 13 years, died Thursday at 2:10 p. m. in a local hospital after an appendectomy. He was 52 years old.
Mr. Dean gained national recognition for the system of accounting which he established for the state road commission. Many parts of this system have been adopted by other states, and on several occasions he received commendations from the federal bureau of public roads.
Native of Kansas
He was born July 6, 1886, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Harry Fenton and Ida Jane Dean, and received his education in Wichita public schools and the Wichita academy. From 1907 to 1919, he was employed by the American Express company in Salt Lake City, Denver, Colo.; Stockton, Cal.; North Platte, Neb., and McGill Nev. He went to work for the Utah state road commission December 6, 1921, and in January, 1925, was named chief accountant.
His lodge affiliations included membership in Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M. He was also a thirty-second degree Mason in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Family Survives
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Stevens Dean; five brothers, Thomas Dean of Blythe, Ark.; Richard H. Dean of Sandy; Herschel Dean of Kingman, Ariz.; Frank Dean of Mayflower, Ark., and Beryle G. Dean of Murray. His home was at 3040 Conner Street.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Masonic temple, under direction of Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M.
Work History
(based on newspaper articles, city directories, and census records)
1904: Wichita, KS—works for the press
1907: Hutchinson, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1909: Wichita, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1910: Salt Lake City, UT—clerk for Express
1912-1914: SLC, UT—clerk for W F & Co Express
1917: Denver, CO—clerk for Wells Fargo Express Co
1920: SLC, UT—cashier for Express Company
1921: SLC, UT—December 6, starts with Utah State Road Commission
1922: SLC, UT—Bookkeeper for Road Commission
1925-1938: SLC, UT—Chief Accountant for Road Commission
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Obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune, December 16, 1938
Death Claims Highway Board Employe
Chief Accountant Dies in Hospital; Gained Recognition
Charles Fenton Dean, chief accountant of the Utah state road commission for the past 13 years, died Thursday at 2:10 p. m. in a local hospital after an appendectomy. He was 52 years old.
Mr. Dean gained national recognition for the system of accounting which he established for the state road commission. Many parts of this system have been adopted by other states, and on several occasions he received commendations from the federal bureau of public roads.
Native of Kansas
He was born July 6, 1886, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Harry Fenton and Ida Jane Dean, and received his education in Wichita public schools and the Wichita academy. From 1907 to 1919, he was employed by the American Express company in Salt Lake City, Denver, Colo.; Stockton, Cal.; North Platte, Neb., and McGill Nev. He went to work for the Utah state road commission December 6, 1921, and in January, 1925, was named chief accountant.
His lodge affiliations included membership in Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M. He was also a thirty-second degree Mason in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Family Survives
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Stevens Dean; five brothers, Thomas Dean of Blythe, Ark.; Richard H. Dean of Sandy; Herschel Dean of Kingman, Ariz.; Frank Dean of Mayflower, Ark., and Beryle G. Dean of Murray. His home was at 3040 Conner Street.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Masonic temple, under direction of Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M.
(based on newspaper articles, city directories, and census records)
1904: Wichita, KS—works for the press
1907: Hutchinson, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1909: Wichita, KS—clerk for Pacific Express Co
1910: Salt Lake City, UT—clerk for Express
1912-1914: SLC, UT—clerk for W F & Co Express
1917: Denver, CO—clerk for Wells Fargo Express Co
1920: SLC, UT—cashier for Express Company
1921: SLC, UT—December 6, starts with Utah State Road Commission
1922: SLC, UT—Bookkeeper for Road Commission
1925-1938: SLC, UT—Chief Accountant for Road Commission
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Obituary from the Salt Lake Tribune, December 16, 1938
Death Claims Highway Board Employe
Chief Accountant Dies in Hospital; Gained Recognition
Charles Fenton Dean, chief accountant of the Utah state road commission for the past 13 years, died Thursday at 2:10 p. m. in a local hospital after an appendectomy. He was 52 years old.
Mr. Dean gained national recognition for the system of accounting which he established for the state road commission. Many parts of this system have been adopted by other states, and on several occasions he received commendations from the federal bureau of public roads.
Native of Kansas
He was born July 6, 1886, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Harry Fenton and Ida Jane Dean, and received his education in Wichita public schools and the Wichita academy. From 1907 to 1919, he was employed by the American Express company in Salt Lake City, Denver, Colo.; Stockton, Cal.; North Platte, Neb., and McGill Nev. He went to work for the Utah state road commission December 6, 1921, and in January, 1925, was named chief accountant.
His lodge affiliations included membership in Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M. He was also a thirty-second degree Mason in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
Family Survives
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ida Stevens Dean; five brothers, Thomas Dean of Blythe, Ark.; Richard H. Dean of Sandy; Herschel Dean of Kingman, Ariz.; Frank Dean of Mayflower, Ark., and Beryle G. Dean of Murray. His home was at 3040 Conner Street.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Masonic temple, under direction of Kaibab lodge No. 25, F. and A. M.
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