1876 - 1951 Composer of "[I thank Thee, Lord, for life and light]" in Millennial Revival Born: June 29, 1876, Conecuh County, Alabama.
Died: October 8, 1951, Waco, Texas.
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas.
A Methodist, Dean taught singing schools for 40 years, wrote some 500 songs, and for four years headed the Trio Music Company. With Franklin Eiland and Homer Elliott, he founded the Southern Development Normal Music School in Waco, Texas.
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Emmett S. Dean