Jean Derickson

Jean Katherine Singer Derickson was born on July 23, 1926 in Stamping Ground, KY to Thomas and Eugenia Stone Singer.  More lovingly known to most as "Granny Jean", she loved every child she ever worked with as her own.  She graduated from Stamping Ground High School and Kentucky Wesleyan College and began teaching in a two room school at Rosslyn in 1949.  She also taught at Clay City Elementary and retired from Stanton Elementary School in 1984.  She finally retired from substitute teaching and Homebound teaching after 51 years in June 2010.  Jean then began working at Training His Treasures for nearly a decade, was a member of Retired Teachers and a founding member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.  Granny Jean passed away peacefully in her home at Stanton, KY after a short illness on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.  She left behind her three children:  Virginia (Phillip) Todd, Carole (Roger) Overbee and Jennifer Derickson. Grandchildren:  Becki (Brad) Hays, Derick Todd, Justin (Amanda) Todd, David (Tori) Marcum, Candace (Justin) Shepherd, Max Derickson and Katie Derickson.  Great grandchildren:  Dalton Hays, Declan Hays, Kyndall Marcum, Kyle Marcum, Gavin Shepherd, Grayson Shepherd, Griffyn Shepherd, Xavier Laws, Savannah Smego and Jacie Todd along with nieces, Peggy Kerr and Diana (Charles) Chambers a nephew, Ralph (Betty) Derickson, several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Thomas Derickson and very loved sister, Margaret Kerr.  Funeral services officiated by Bro. Ben Liston and Bro. Joey Rogers will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Hearne Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services may be viewed via live streaming on Hearne Funeral Home's facebook page.  Visitation is 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Stanton Cemetery with Derick Todd, Justin Todd, David Marcum, Justin Shepherd, Max Derickson, Dalton Hays and Declan Hays serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Ernest Foster, Mary Webb, Billie Long, Patty Gordon, Emily Brewer, Anna Marie Baker, Dr. Charles Noss, Dr. Christy Kennon, Lacy Tipton and Members of the Powell County Retired Teacher's Association. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice East, Training His Treasures, and the Powell County Food Bank. Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.