Dean Besett

(From Ozark Memorial Park Crematory)

CARROL “DEAN” BESETT OF CARTERVILLE, MO. DIED MARCH 13, 2024, AT THE AGE OF 83 PEACEFULLY IN HIS HOME WHILE BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY HIS DAUGHTER TAMMY AND HER HUSBAND RICHARD LITTLE, WITH HELP FROM NEIGHBOR ALLI TERRY AND HAVEN HOSPICE CAREGIVERS. HE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 2, 1940, TO ALBERT AND AVIL (MATTHEWS) BESETT IN BROOKFIELD, MO. 

HE MARRIED E. JEAN JACKSON IN 1961 AND HAD 3 CHILDREN: DANNY BESETT, TAMMY LITTLE, AND SANDRA “SANDI” EMSLANDER. 

DEAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER TAMMY AND HER HUSBAND RICHARD LITTLE, GRANDCHILDREN BRANDEN BESETT, REGINA AND HUSBAND RYANDEMOSS, PRESTON AND WIFE ADDY BESETT, ZACHRY HARTMAN, AND JARED EMSLANDER. 

HE MARRIED VELMA DENNEY IN 1976 AND RAISED FIVE STEPCHILDREN: BECCA CORNELL, SONYA MIX, SCOTT ENDICOTT, CURTIS ENDICOTT, AND MARY ENDICOTT. DEAN LIVED A LONG LIFE AND CREATED A LARGE FAMILY OF 15 STEP GRANDCHILDREN, 33 GREAT- GRANDCHILDREN AND 1 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD. 

DEAN WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; SIBLINGS JOY “JAY” BESETT, DELBERT BESETT, BETTY MOORE AND BONNIE BESETT; CHILDREN DANNY BESETT AND SANDI EMSLANDER; AND WIFE VELMA BESETT. 

DEAN WORKED AT CARDINAL SCALE AND RETIRED AFTER 36 YEARS. HE LOVED TO CAMP, HUNT, FISH AND LOVED TO TELL JOKES.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE MARCH 22, 2024, AT 10:00 AM AT OZARK MEMORIAL PARK, AIR CHAPEL.