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for Deborah Eller
Sally Gravely
March 22, 2009
Dear Family,
It's hard to believe it has been 24 years since I first met Deborah (Debbie) through the workplace, and later all of you. Now another page has turned, and while Deborah is no longer with us in body, she is still very much so in spirit. Thank you for so graciously taking me into the fold, after I lost my mother. That is a treasured gift. Now my good traveling buddy has gone ahead, leaving behind so many of us who sadly miss her friendship. May God bless her, and comfort you with peace and strength always. Deborah constructed a wonderful legacy of memories, hope, humor, and inspiration, as she lived life courageously and fully. What a lesson she taught us all.
With deepest sympathy and love,
March 4, 2009
Dear Steve, Robin, and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God bless,
Love
LuAnn and Gary
Linda Cunningham
March 3, 2009
I was so Blessed to have know Debra and to have called her my friend. She was a truely remarkable individual and will be missed. I will carry her in my heart forever and only have fond memories. God Bless her family and may he give you peace. She is in a far better place than any of us. Always with Love, Linda Musgrove Cunningham
DOTTIE ZEISZ
March 3, 2009
Dear Dot, Paul and Family,
I am so sorry to hear of Debbie's passing. She was a fighter, as evidenced by her years with this terrible disease and by her accomplishments in her focus to help others. To have excelled academically with all the physical drain on her health is nothing short of remarkable!! Those of us who knew her Grandmother McFarlane recognize these traits.
Our Heavenly Father has a new Flower for His Garden and another Bright Star for His Heavens. Let Him gather each of you into His loving arms, heal your hearts and bolster your faith.
Todd, Sara, Adam & Ryan Warren
March 3, 2009
Steve, Robin & family,
We are so sorry for your family. Please know that you are being prayed for and lifted up during this sorrowful time. Rest in Him, the Lord is the only way to get through something as hard as this. Please let us know if we can do anything for your family!
Dotty Weaver
March 2, 2009
Molly -
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. Debbie fought the good fight and is now resting in the arms of Jesus. She'll be missed by many...
Steve & Annette Strickland
March 2, 2009
Please know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers. We hope that memories of Deborah's life and accomplishments will give you solace and comfort as time goes on.
Linda Riley
March 1, 2009
To The Eller Family, Debbie fought a very heart felt and gallant fight. She was no quiter. Her life here on earth will be remembered by those of us who knew her and loved her. She was my dear, dear friend of thiry-six years. I will miss her. I take comfort in knowing that she is with God and that she has no more pain. God Bless the Eller Family,
Linda Riley and Family
Rubye Counts
March 1, 2009
Dear Dot,Paul and family,
Our hearts are sadded to learn of Debbie's death,she fought a long hard battle,but God was ready for her,and He will give you comfort.
Our love and prayers,
Trever & Rubye
Walter Hartley
March 1, 2009
I was so saddened to learn of Deborah's death, but found comfort that her suffering had ended.
I met Deborah at the Blue Ridge Cancer Care, and immediately was inspired by her. She was ALWAYS positive and encouraging. I find comfort in mentally visualizing the smile on Deborah's face as she raced through the gates of Heaven, and the bigger smile on our Lord Jesus' face as he stood there with open arms to greet her.
She was such as inspiration to me, and all who came in contact with her. Yes, this world is a better place for Deborah having been here...
Betty Thomas
March 1, 2009
My prayers for strength and comfort are with you and your family at this very difficult time. Let me know if I can do anything for you in Norfolk.
Mik, Brandy, Breanna, and Amanda Collins
March 1, 2009
Deborah is one of the most exceptional human beings I've ever met, from one of the kindest and most loving families I know. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and that right now Deborah is smiling down on us all.
Bobbie and Philip Braithwaite
March 1, 2009
To
the Eller Family,
We were saddened to hear about Deborah's death, and we send our
heart-felt love and sympathy.
We remember her as an acutely intelligent and creative young woman. Her
early interest in art set a pattern for her life and even in her death.
She took her unique talent and creativity into an entirely different
direction. She used multiple colors and original ways of looking at
things to help others in need by writing exceptional grant requests,
making the right phone calls, and pursuing every alternative to produce
on her canvas things like vans for the impaired, programs for the
needy, and finally bringing together information and organizations to
help others with the cancer that took her life.
She was articulate and capable of intense focus on the problems at
hand, and given free reign, she succeeded in helping many people in her
life. Even in the past year, she extended herself one more time to
teach English as a Second Language to a Korean family. She was a
missionary in her own way.
Those who knew Debbie will never forget her.
Our love,
Jay, Kelli, Morgan and Marlee Cook
March 1, 2009
Deborah was a wonderful human being full of knowledge and compassion. While we mourn her passing, we rejoice at the end of her suffering and her gaining a new life in Heaven! Our thoughts and prayers to the entire Eller family. May the peace of Jesus be with all of you!
Rebeccah Smith
March 1, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
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