Jimmie L. Dean
10/03/1942 - 07/16/2008
Mr. Jimmie Lee Dean, 65, of Bartlesville, died at 5:35 p.m. July 16, 2008 following an extended illness. Memorial graveside services for Mr. Dean were held at the Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Roger Sheppard, Chaplain of Cornerstone Hospice officiating. Full military rites were accorded by the James H. Teel American Legion Post No. 105 and memorial services and cremation are under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home Crematory.

A memorial has been established and those who wish may send their contributions to Cornerstone Hospice, 3414 S.E. Kentucky, Bartlesville, Oklahoma,

Mr. Dean was born in Bartlesville on October 3, 1942 to Marion Obid and Maude F. (Payne) Dean. He grew up and received his education in Bartlesville graduating from College High School in 1960. He entered the United States Navy in December 1961 and served with them until receiving his Honorable Discharge on April 26, 1966. He returned to Bartlesville and was employed with Phillips Petroleum as a technician until his retirement. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Survivors include one son, Jimmy Clark Dean and his wife, Lori of Meeker, Oklahoma, three sisters, Mary Lou Lape of Bartlesville, Nancy Boyd and her husband Oscar of Bartlesville and Sarah Bell Grandstaff and her husband Courtney of Dewey, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Marion Dean Jr. and two nephews, Paul David Dean and James Lape.

Jimmie
Jimmie and his nephew
Jimmie's Blow Molding Patent
Jimmie, after his illness started
His mom and dad had a boy who was born in 1927, a daughter born in 1929, a daughter in 1936, another daughter born in 1938 and finally Jimmie.
His sister Nancy says "we out grew him soon and sure didn't want him tagging along with us girls! :-) "
Unknown Millionaire Offers Scholarships For Oklahomans

Posted: Apr 21, 2010 5:18 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 22, 2010 7:36 AM CDT

Bob Boyd, Dean's nephew, describes the scholarship foundation. Jimmie L. Dean saved his money to the benefit of Oklahoma students. Applications and scholarship requirements are online.

By Emory Bryan, The News On 6

TULSA, OK -- You're about to meet a millionaire that no one knew - even though you'll recognize his famous name. He's created a scholarship just for Oklahomans - so they can benefit from his hard work and responsibility - and get an education.

Bob Boyd says this is the number one question he's asked.
"This kind of sounds too good to be true, I've never heard of you before, all of a sudden some person that nobody has ever heard about, just gives money to a scholarship foundation for an award of up to $10,000?" said Bob Boyd of the Jimmie L. Dean Foundation.
And maybe that's why he's got a ready answer. This is Jimmie L Dean - not the sausage king - the king of saving money. "He never made six figures, didn't even make close to six figures in salary, never got there, but he did it through being frugal with his money," Boyd said.
Boyd's uncle was raised in a family of modest means - in Washington County - and graduated from Bartlesville High. He worked a regular job at Phillips Petroleum for 33 years - and died with more than $2 million in the bank.
His dying wish was for his nephew to start a college scholarship fund for Oklahoma students.
"And he really believed if you had Oklahoma kids who went to an Oklahoma school, they would stay here, and that was his goal," Boyd said. "From his humble beginnings to do what he wanted, he thought that was the best way to bring people who had Oklahoma roots and Oklahoma values, to provide them with a quality education, at least some assistance and they would stay here and that was his way of building the state for generations to come."
Boyd says the foundation hopes to provide just over $100,000 in scholarships this year - and to build up the foundation - to help more students.
"To basically achieve those ideals of Oklahoma students, the Oklahoma kids getting an education in Oklahoma where it's all about the Oklahoma values," Boyd said.
There's a deadline to apply for the scholarships - It's the end of this month. So far only 1,200 students have applied.

http://www.jimmiedeanfoundation.org