Ardenia “Dianne” Bean went home to be with her Lord & Savior on April 26th, 2023, at her home, Deer Springs Ranch in Glide, Oregon with her children and loving husband Richard by her side.
Dianne was born on August 18, 1941 to Robert and Ardenia (MacLachlan) Jackson in Anaheim, California. She was always a country girl at heart! Growing up on her parents ranch birthed her passionate love of horses. She attended college at Cal Poly Pomona and studied Animal Husbandry. Dianne was a lifelong housewife, mother, baker, cook and “Mother Nature” to all living things outdoors. She was a longtime member of the Oregon Equestrian Trails.
Dianne is survived by her husband Richard Bean, her children, David Davenport and his wife Carole, Laura (Sliva) and her husband Buddy, Micah Davenport, Joy (Smith), stepdaughter Stacy Felts and her husband Kevin; sister, Marilyn Smith (Jackson); numerous cousins; eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, five horses, one dog, four cats and all the deer & elk that reside at Deer Springs Ranch.
Dianne was a member of New Beginnings Church in Roseburg where her Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, May 9th at 2pm.