Henry Wilton Bean I

Born on October 19, 1948, in Quitman, Georgia, Henry Wilton Bean I was the first son born to Henry Bean and Lue Lillian Cooks Bean. He was raised in Delray Beach, Florida, the product of Palm Beach County School System. He graduated from Carver High School in 1967. He served in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1973, where he was a member of the Drum and Bugle Corps. After his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he attended Florida A and M University where he graduated in June 1976 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in accounting. He was converted in 1965 and was a member of St. Paul AME Church in Delray Beach, Florida, but later joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. U. S. Mathis, Jr. He served faithfully as Deacon, Primary Sunday School Superintendent and Financial Secretary. He left Antioch in 2012 becoming a founding member of The Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., where he served as Head Deacon. He married Ruth Lucille Cunningham on December 17, 1977, and from their union two children were born: Ruth Lucille Bean and Henry Wilton Bean II. He worked for Allied Signal for twenty years and was laid off in 1996. In 1997 he became Manager of Accounts Payable for Broward County Commission and Served for 15 years until his retirement in 2012. He had a love for crunching numbers and was able to regurgitate the numbers on his spread sheet from memory. His family often teased him about insuring his hands because he worked the calculator like he was playing a piano. Before his illness he was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed adventures with his father-in-law and brothers. Only July 20, 2024, at 1:22a.m. he was called by GOD to his eternal reward. He was a true soldier, never complaining about the health cross that he bore. When asked how he was he always answered, "I am fine." Even when he began to lose his memory, he never lost sight of who GOD was and he often prayed and recited Isaiah 53:5...."by his strips I am healed." His passing leaves a void in our hearts. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Inez James and his baby brother Tracy Bean. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife; Ruth Bean, his children: Ruth and Henry II (Latoya); his grandchildren: Henry III, Nyla, and Alina; his brothers James (Shirley), Michael (Patricia), David (Natasha), a goddaughter: Aaliyah Quince and a host of family and friends.

Henry Wilton Bean I

October 19, 1948 - July 20, 2024