Dean Harold Wohlgemuth, 87, of Jesup Ga. passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2022. Dean was born in Natoma, KS.  He served in the Air Force from 1955 until 1959, and while stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, SC, he met his future wife, Ann Kay Hilton. He was a lifelong journalist, freelance writer, public relations representative, photographer and public speaker.  He came to Jesup in 1972 as Southeast Public Relations Representative for ITT Rayonier Inc. and made Jesup his home for more than 50 years. While with Rayonier, Dean was tasked with establishing a community event that would extend throughout the years. He organized The Falling Leaves Festival which is now known as the Dogwood Festival. It is still a popular community event today.  An avid outdoorsman, Dean built a career as a freelance outdoor writer.  From 1965 to 1971, he served as Chief of Information for Georgia Game and Fish Commission (now Dept. of Natural Wildlife Resources) in Atlanta, and was editor of Georgia Game and Fish magazine.  His weekly column, Woods N Waters appeared in the Press-Sentinel for more than 40 years.  He has also written for many regional and national magazines including Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, Sports Afield, Southern Outdoors, Georgia Sportsman and Archery World.  Dean was a charter member of Southeastern Outdoor Press Association and Georgia Outdoor Writers Association of America.  He was also a member of Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), the nation's largest professional organization of hunting and fishing writers, since 1967.  He was proud to have known and worked with many of the biggest names in outdoor journalism. Dean later became media relations officer at Ft. Stewart, Ga. where he was responsible for managing all news coverage of Ft. Stewart. During Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he worked with news journalists and television networks from around the world. Dean was a longtime member of Jesup Presbyterian church. In his retirement, he served as lay pastor for English Eddy Presbyterian Church in Lyons GA for more than 8 years.

He was predeceased by his parents, Robert J. and Gladys Beck Wohlgemuth; one brother, Warren Wohlgemuth; 3 sisters, Miriam Knox, Doris Little, and Shirley Marken.

Dean is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Ann Kay Hilton Wohlgemuth;  3 children, Warren (Jan) Wohlgemuth, Cheryl (Jay) Blevins, and  Glenda (David) Boone; 12 grandchildren, Ryan (Steven) Travers, Patrick (Ashley) Wohlgemuth, Danny (Bree) Wohlgemuth, Jeremy (Molly) Wohlgemuth, Bailey Alford, Dylan Waters, Blake (Tabytha) Langley, Alex Langley, Cole (Brianna) Winchester, Jameson, Ivy and Harper Boone; 9 great- grandchildren, Tripp, Lane, Lorelei, Fitz, Kaz, Kane, Kate, Trystan, and Annalyse; one sister, Lois Goodwin; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stanley Todd and Rev. Pete Ullmann officiating. Interment will be in Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be family.

Family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of South Georgia, 1625 Sunset Blvd., Jesup, GA 31545.

Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home of Jesup is in charge of arrangements.