Virginia Merle Dean

Funeral services for Virginia Kent Dean will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Blanchard Church of Christ, 117 Williams St., Shreveport, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Graveside services will follow at the Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, 6382 Primitive Baptist Church Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Darwin Hunter.

Virginia was born to Leonard Thomas Kent and Ludie Virginia Allen Kent on November 24, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away at home with her family on January 6, 2026 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

She taught Bible classes for over 40 years. She was a cook for multiple sessions of camp at the Ark-La-Tex Christian Encampment for over 20 years. She taught bible class and drove a school bus at Shreve Christian School. She worked at the downtown and Broadmoor branches of the Shreve Memorial Library for about 9 years. Virginia served as an elder's wife for over 50 years and had people in her home for Sunday lunch almost every Sunday during that time. Virginia was a member of the Blanchard Church of Christ for over 50 years.

Virginia was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Charles Dean, parents; and daughter, Susan Embree. She is survived by her; son, Leonard Dean and wife, Becky; daughters, Kristy Hall, Deanna Fitts and husband, Herschel, and Melissa Cella and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Michelle, Charles, Grant, David, Ryan, Hannah, Sean, Patrick, Kent, Casey, Lindsey and Collin and great-grandchildren, Ella, Alex, Liliana, Piper, Xander, Charlie, Ziva, Hazel, Katrina, Maggie, Grayson, Ephraim and Ginny.

Honoring Virginia as pallbearers will be grandsons, Charles Dean, II, David Dean, Ryan Cella, Sean Embree, Kent Cella, Casey Cella and Collin Cella.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to Southern Christian Home, P.O. Box 649, Morrilton, AR 72110.