He is survived by sons Andrew Deaton of Hazard, and Gary and John Deaton of Tennessee; daughters Paula Sue Walden of Indiana and Peggy Deaton of Tennessee; brothers Silas Deaton of Indiana and Douglas H. Deaton of Hazard; sisters Anita Barger of Indiana, Mary E. Deaton Hazard, and Grace White of Michigan; and a host of grandchildren and other relatives and friends.