MR. MICHAEL TODD DEAN, SR., - Age 46, - Of Cartersville, Georgia passed away Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Redmond Regional Hospital in Rome, Georgia. He was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He was a member of New Frontier Inc., Masonic Lodge #6, Cartersville School Board, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and The Gentlemen?ÇÖs Community Club at TSU. He was employed by IBM Corporation where he was an I. T. Specialist Consultant.Survivors are his loving companion, Ms. Del Marie Carter; two children, Mr. Michael Todd, Jr., and Ms. Bianca Marie Dean of Cartersville, Georgia; one stepdaughter, Ms. Lamesha Henderson of Marietta, Georgia; mother, Mrs. Liller Dean, father, Mr. Harrison (Joyce) Dean; siblings, Mrs. Anissa (Perry) Cooley, Mr. Keith (Cynthia) Knox of Cartersville, Mr. Tony (Rochelle) Knox of Rome, Georgia, Mr. Courtney Dean, and Mrs. Ansley (Keith) Burks, one stepsister, Ms. Stephanie Winters, two stepbrothers, Mr. Davey (Angela) Winters, Mr. Neon Winters of Cartersville; Uncles, Mr. Edward (Gloria) Dean, Jr. of Fayetteville, Georgia, Mr. Dennis Moore of Cartersville; Aunts, Ms. Joanne Carson, Ms. Terri Moore, Mrs. Geneva (Don) Allison all of Cartersville, and Mrs. Pam (James) Manuel of Atlanta, Georgia; great aunts, Ms. Julia Nesbitt of Marietta, Georgia, Ms. Betty Moore, Ms. Janet Dean of Cartersville, Georgia, Mrs. Josephine Porter of Rome, Georgia. Godparents, Mr. Ralph (Queen) Lowe and Ms. Barbara James. Best friends, Kevin ?Ç£Buck?ÇØ Rodgers, and Mr. Lindsey ?Ç£Rudy Mac?ÇØ McDaniel. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives, and friends. Funeral Services will be Monday, November 7, 2011 at 1:00 p. m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Jones Street, Cartersville, Georgia, with Dr. Edward Rhodes and other ministers officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday evening at the church from 6:00 - 8:00 p. m. Interment, Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia. Website, www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com