Obituary of Shirley Wilson Dean

October 20, 1937 - April 26, 2022

Shirley Wilson Dean of Lexington, SC peacefully left to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven on the morning of Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Shirley graduated from Columbia High School, and retired as a Supervisor from the SC Department of Transportation of Columbia, SC. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.

She is survived by brothers Paul E. Wilson (Jeanette) of Hopkins, SC, and W. Thomas Wilson of Columbia SC; her daughter Sharon D. Norton (Dave, d.) of Lexington, SC, her son Dennis Dean (Donna), of Lugoff, SC; four grandchildren, Allison Norton of Lexington, SC, Jack Norton (Erin), of Batesburg, SC, Amanda Dean Epling (Ryan) of Elgin, SC and Sarah Dean of Columbia, SC; four great-grandchildren Leila Kay Norton, Garner Dean Norton, Melanie Epling, and Bennett Epling; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her father Fennial Dennis Wilson, Sr. of Allendale SC, mother, Annie Bell K. Wilson, of Hopkins, SC; brother Fennial Dennis Wilson, Jr. of Columbia, SC, and sister Barbara W. Holmes of Hopkins, SC.

The family will receive visitors from 3:00-4:00 on Saturday, April 30, 2022; followed by a Celebration of Life Memorial service from 4:00-5:00.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to the SC Alzheimer’s Association.