Mary Etta Oakley Deans
August 10, 1928 - May 5, 2021
Mary Etta Oakley Deans, 92, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She was born August 10, 1928 in Greene County, NC to the late Robert Lee and Siddie Worthington Oakley. She loved her family, gardening, cooking, shopping, trips with her sisters, and caring for her patients as a nurse. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Clifton Deans; three sisters Opal, Gray, Jean; two brothers Bud and Robert. She leaves to cherish her memories three daughters Kathy (Randall) Whitley, Phyllis (Danny) Murray, and Vickie (Terry) McStoots; grandchildren Katina (Tommie) Webster, Heather O’Neal, Avery (Jennifer) Whitley, and Stephen (Brittany) Murray; great-grandchildren Tyler (Kathryn), Ashley, Chase, Jackson, Peyton, Jordyn, and Noah; one great-great-grandchild Micah. Visitation with family and friends will be Friday, May 7, 2021 from 6:00-6:45 PM at Cornerstone Funeral Home with a memorial service to follow at 7:00PM in the Chapel of Cornerstone Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Price and Rev. Mike Edwards officiating. The family would like to send a special thank you to her caregivers B.J., Elaine, Rhonda and Friends of Hospice. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5171 Glenwood Ave #101, Raleigh, NC 27612
Mary Etta Oakley Deans, 92, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021. She was born August 10, 1928 in Greene County, NC to the late Robert Lee and Siddie Worthington Oakley. She loved her family, gardening, cooking, shopping, trips with her sisters,... View Obituary & Service Information