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Debra married her best friend and soul mate, Phillip Albert Dowding on December 23, 1993 at Oskaloosa, Kansas. Together they raised their children and enjoyed many years of marriage together.
Debra was a homemaker and treasured spending time with and taking care of her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She enjoyed being outdoors, going fishing, camping and gardening. Debra will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Services have been entrusted to the care of Richard and Tammy Dugger and the staff of Martin-Dugger Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Elk City, Oklahoma.
Cherishing her memory is her husband, Phillip Dowding of Elk City, Oklahoma; two sons, Phillip David Dowding of Elk City, Oklahoma, Jackie Daniel Dowding of Topeka, Kansas; Oklahoma; one daughter, Leslie Denise Dowding of Topeka, Kansas; two brothers, William Furnace of Elk City, Oklahoma, and Glenn Furnace of Grand Junction, Colorado; fourteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Debra is preceded in death by her parents, Jack Leon and Melba Jean Furnace; and one daughter, Melynda Jean McCammon.
We invite you to leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy or perhaps share a memory of Debra at www.martin-duggerfuneralhome.com.
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