E. Dean Lammy, 84, of Parsons died at 12:16 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin.
He was born Earl Dean Lammy on March 28, 1940, to Earl E. and Pearl R. (Hoyt) Lammy at Wellington. He graduated from Wellington High School in 1958 and from Arkansas City Junior College in 1960. He also attended Friends University in Wichita.
Dean married Naomi Elmore April 4, 1964, in Winfield. They observed their 60th anniversary this year.
In his early adult life, he worked in sales at the Montgomery Ward store and then for the Ford Motor Co., both in Wellington.
In 1964, he started working for the Winfield Daily Courier as an advertising salesperson and circulation manager. In October 1970, he worked as advertising salesperson for the Miami, Oklahoma, daily newspaper. In February 1971, he began employment with the Parsons Sun in the advertising department.
From 1980 to 1983, he lived in Chanute after purchasing the Bill Johnson Furniture Store. In 1983, he returned to Parsons and became the advertising sales executive for The Good News paper. He worked for a time in advertising sales for KKOW Radio and then returned to the Good News, retiring in 2009.
Dean was a member of the First Baptist Church in Parsons. He enjoyed being a salesman and was known for his honesty and trustworthiness. He enjoyed going to auctions and garage sales and buying and selling used furniture, antiques and other items. He especially liked antique glass items and collected a large number of them.
In addition to his wife, Naomi, he is survived by a sister, Sue Tracy and her husband, Mark, of Argonia; two nephews and two nieces, Rick Stewart and his wife, Keri, of Chanute, Randy Tracy and his wife, Arlene, of Argonia, Sherry McCullough of Independence and Amy Roudybush and her husband, Mike, of Derby.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brian, who died of leukemia on April 19, 1989, while a fifth-grade student; his parents; and a sister, Linda Stewart.
The service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis Ball officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to the First Baptist Church. They may be left at or sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS, 67357.
Leave online messages at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
