Dean A. Dashner

Dean A. Dashner, 56, a resident of Ozark, AL passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Giddens officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Robert Byrd directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4pm until 6pm Sunday.

Mr. Dashner was born October 10, 1959 in Ft. Worth, TX and lived the early part of his life in Huntsville, AL. He was a 1978 graduate of Butler High School then joined the U.S. Air Force and served for 6 years as a Jet Engine Mechanic. He was later employed with the Department of the Army as an Electronics Technician, working with radar and computerized radios, at Ft. Rucker for the past 29 years until his recent illness. Dean was a car enthusiast and loved his 1995 Camaro which he converted with a LT1 Corvette engine. He was also a grill master and loved to cook for his family and friends. He attended Newton First Assembly of God church and was a member of Gideon’s International.

Survivors include his wife Joyce Dashner; a son, Anthony Stephanie Lopez; daughters, Sarah James King, Andrea Lopez, Stacey Jason Monk, Stephanie Roger Gonzales, and Kimberly Dashner; 11 grandchildren; his father, Jack Dashner; brother, Tom Patti Dashner; sisters, Teri George Bennett and Susan Dashner; several nieces and nephews.