Dean Coverstone
May 1, 2018 at 3:23 p.m.
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Mr. Coverstone was born March 26, 1926, in Columbia City, the eldest child of Vesta Fry Coverstone and Earl Clifton Coverstone.
He graduated from North Webster High School and served in the United States Army Field Artillery in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, attaining the rank of tech sergeant.
Dean was married on April 8, 1945, to Jean Coy.
He retired from Weatherhead Corp., Syracuse, after 14 years. In the 1970s, in partnership with a brother, he owned and operated Sock’s Marina on Webster Lake. He served as a consultant for Lyall Electric, later Group Dekko. He and his wife owned and operated the original Pebble Patch Ceramics and later Dean’s Dungeon Ceramics and Collectibles in North Webster. Also, he was a pilot, earning both a private and commercial license.
Dean and Jean retired to Spring Hill, Fla., in 1995, moving permanently to Arkansas in 2003. They attended Cherry Hill Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Coverstone, Mount Ida; sons: Terry Coverstone (wife Pam), Citrus Springs, Fla.; Lowell “Dino” Coverstone (wife Jeannie), Syracuse; and Randy Coverstone (wife Elena), Newark, Calif.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers: Eugene Coverstone, Pierceton; Don Coverstone, North Webster; and Ken Coverstone, Mena; sister, Mrs. Glenn (Bonnie) Martin, Columbia City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
Mr. Coverstone was sent for cremation under the direction of Beasley Wood Funeral Home, Mena. His ashes will be interred in the cemetery in Leesburg, with a memorial service for his family later.
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Mr. Coverstone was born March 26, 1926, in Columbia City, the eldest child of Vesta Fry Coverstone and Earl Clifton Coverstone.
He graduated from North Webster High School and served in the United States Army Field Artillery in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, attaining the rank of tech sergeant.
Dean was married on April 8, 1945, to Jean Coy.
He retired from Weatherhead Corp., Syracuse, after 14 years. In the 1970s, in partnership with a brother, he owned and operated Sock’s Marina on Webster Lake. He served as a consultant for Lyall Electric, later Group Dekko. He and his wife owned and operated the original Pebble Patch Ceramics and later Dean’s Dungeon Ceramics and Collectibles in North Webster. Also, he was a pilot, earning both a private and commercial license.
Dean and Jean retired to Spring Hill, Fla., in 1995, moving permanently to Arkansas in 2003. They attended Cherry Hill Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Coverstone, Mount Ida; sons: Terry Coverstone (wife Pam), Citrus Springs, Fla.; Lowell “Dino” Coverstone (wife Jeannie), Syracuse; and Randy Coverstone (wife Elena), Newark, Calif.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers: Eugene Coverstone, Pierceton; Don Coverstone, North Webster; and Ken Coverstone, Mena; sister, Mrs. Glenn (Bonnie) Martin, Columbia City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
Mr. Coverstone was sent for cremation under the direction of Beasley Wood Funeral Home, Mena. His ashes will be interred in the cemetery in Leesburg, with a memorial service for his family later.
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