Mr. William Dean Trussell, age 81, of East Church Street in Sandersville passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, following an extended illness. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, December 30th at 2:00 P.M. in the Sisters Baptist Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. Reverend Jason Loggins will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:30 P.M. until the hour of service at the Church.
Mr. Trussell was born on March 2, 1941, to the late James Roy Trussell and the late Jessie Mae Mills Trussell. He was a graduate of the Sandersville High School and attended Business School in Augusta prior to securing work with Central Georgia Railroad. Dean would then accept a career-long spanning position with the Sandersville Railroad Company. Mr. Trussell was a member of the Sisters Baptist Church. He sang in the Church Choir and the Trussell Family Quartet. Dean enjoyed to hunt and fish. Mr. Trussell was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Anne Roberson Trussell.
Survivors include his sons, Troy Trussell and wife Denise of Milledgeville and Eric Trussell of Sandersville; grandchildren, Nicholas Dean Trussell and Christopher James Trussell; and sister, Blanche T. McDonald of Warthen.
Donations may be made to the Sisters Baptist Church, 1807 East McCarty Street, Sandersville, Georgia 31082.
Online condolences may be expressed at mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.