Deborah Gail "Debby" Kinary

Deborah Gail "Debby" Kinary obituary, Ashland City, TN

Deborah Gail "Debby" Kinary

Deborah Kinary Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cheatham County Funeral Home - Ashland City on Jul. 15, 2025.

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Deborah "Debby" Gail Kinary, aged 67, passed away peacefully at her residence during the early hours of Sunday, July 13, 2025. She was born on July 7, 1958, in London, England, to Dorce C. Houston and Nadina Mae McDougall Houston Williams.
Debby served as a Head Start teacher for Mid-Cumberland for 16 years prior to her retirement.
She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her father, Dorce C. Houston, and her husband, Al Kinary.
She is survived by her mother, Nadina Mae Williams; sons, Corey Houston (Amanda), Cody Cook (Stephanie), and Casey Cook (Kayla); brother, Dean Houston (Lisa); grandchildren, Jacob, Lexie, Lilly, Casey, Jr, Blake, Ruth, Abigail and Cameron; niece, Ashley Houston (Jon) and nephew, Benjamin Houston (Alicia).
Funeral service will be Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 11am in the Chapel of Cheatham County Funeral Home with Dr. Allison Gilliam officiating. Burial will follow in Bearwallow Community Cemetery in Ashland City, Tennessee. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 16, 2025, from 3pm to 7pm and on Thursday, July 17, from 9am until service hour of 11am.
Cheatham County Funeral Home LLC 615-792-2552 online condolences may be made at cheathamcountyfh.com.

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