Van Deen Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

North Augusta, SC—Funeral Services for Mr. Van Deen, 81, who entered into rest October 13, 2021, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Grace United Methodist Church with Chaplain Colonel Kerry Steedley and Rev. Thomas B. Wilkes, III officiating. Interment will be in Pineview Memorial Gardens with Veteran Honors. The family will receive friends in the Parlor of the Wesley Center from 2:30 until the hour of the service. Mr. Deen was a native of Alma, Georgia having made North Augusta his home for the past 46 years. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and was a Mason. Mr. Deen was a retired United States Army Veteran and later retired from Fort Gordon as a contractor. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog Fan and enjoyed playing golf. He will always be fondly remembered as being a wonderful husband, father and Papa, and someone who was kind-hearted, maintained a positive outlook on life and had a great sense of humor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morris Wilson Deen, Jr and Anera Miles Deen. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Nancy B. Deen, two sons, Chuck Deen and Michael (Sarah) Deen, all of North Augusta, SC; one daughter, Paula Deen of North Augusta, SC; two grandchildren, Eli Deen and Abigail Deen, and a number of special cousins . Pallbearers will be Gerry Steedley, Derry Steedley, Larry Pitts, Carl Brown, Brian Brown, Bobby Walton and Russ Gladden. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association at www.heart.org. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta is in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry at www.PoseyCares.com

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Van Deen

October 3, 1940 - October 13, 2021