Jearl Dean Bowen, 84, of Wesley died December 18, 2018 at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born March 1, 1934 in Harmony, AR to Alta Mae Buchannan Bowen and Virgil Bowen.

Dean was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Wayne Bowen.

He is survived by his wife Wanda Johnson Bowen to whom he was married to for 65 years; two sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Lynn Bowen of Wesley, Arkansas and David and Sabrina Bowen of Hindsville, Arkansas; two daughters and sons-in-law Barbara and Marty Bosch of Olathe, Kansas and Lori and Robert Trinkle of Huntsville, Arkansas; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Dean was saved and baptized in 1955 in the Arkansas River in Wichita, Kansas. He loved going to Colorado with longtime friend John Bunch and he loved the west and hunting.

Dean was a wonderful husband, dad and papaw. He was a hard working dad and a giver to others, not perfect but mighty good and loved by many.

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 21, 2018 at Mt Olive Baptist Church with Bro Eddie Samuels officiating.

In lieu of flowers family request donations in Dean’s name to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas PL, Memphis, TN 38105.