Donald Ray Dease, 54, of Campbellsville, KY, the son of the late Rev. Jimmie J. and Ernestine (Cooper) Dease, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 after a logging accident. He was born on February 3, 1964 in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Mr. Dease had made a profession of faith in Christ and attended the Greensburg Separate Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Trinity Gospelaires, a locally renowned singing group.
SURVIVORS:
Wife: Danette (Miller) Dease
1 daughter: Heather Dease and husband Wayne
1 son: Donald Dease, Jr. & wife Alecia
4 grandchildren: Daniel, Amber, Autumn and Dylan
2 stepchildren: Magen Dean and James Dean, III
Stepmother: Mary M. Dease
4 sisters: Sarah Nettles and husband Clayton, Ann Everette and husband Wade, Rachel Summerlin, and Margaret Holden
5 brothers: Brachel Dease and wife Alanda, Wade Dease and wife Maryann, Lavon McCutcheon and wife Dale, Frank James and wife Pam, and Dallas Dease and wife Marilyn
Special godparents: Marilyn and Sherman Dudley
A host of other family and friends
He was also preceded in death by 5 brothers: Johnnie James, Jr., Jimmie Albert, Baby Dease, Aaron Lewis, and Ronald James.
There will be a local visitation on Monday, August 13, 2018 from 5:00-8:00 PM EST (4:00-7:00 PM CST) in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY.
Mr. Dease will be laid to rest in his hometown in South Carolina. The Morris Funeral Home, 416 N. Main St, Hemingway, SC is in charge of those arrangements.