Gloria Jeanette Ricks Dean Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gloria Jeanette Ricks Dean of Owensboro, Kentucky, who passed away on January 31, 2025, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gloria Jeanette Ricks Dean to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Claudius Nathaniel Ricks II and Annie Mae Carley Ricks; her husband William "Pete" Dean; her son Patrick Ricks Dean; her nephew Robert T. Ricks; and her sister-in-law Carrie Mae Dean Boachie.
She is survived by: her children, Shannon M. Dean and Jennifer Annette Hardin (Hadji); her adoptive son Robert Hardaway (Angela); her stepson Josh Travis Taylor (Alpha); her grandchildren, Jenée Hardin Brown (Kurt), Jaylon Dean, H. Isaiah Hardin, Taylor Hardaway, Jalen Taylor and Arianna Taylor; her siblings, C. N. "Bud" Ricks and Anna P. Peyton; and her in-laws, Helen Hines, Anna Faye Dean, Vernel "Bubby" Dean (Fay) and Dennis Dean (Michelle).
