Debra Richard Obituary (2022) – Cecilia, KY

Debra Ann “Debbie” Richard, 71, of Cecilia, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown after a very short battle with cancer.

She was born Feb. 11, 1951, in Louisville, to Warren and Virginia Barnes Sidebottom. She was a homemaker. Debra was a strong-willed woman – when she made up her mind, there was no changing it. She loved flowers and was a proficient gardener and an expert at appliance repair. Debra loved sitting on the side of the lake, fishing. She never met a stranger and always was the loudest in the room. She spent the last of her days with her daughter, Melvina, driving each other crazy.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; and her husband, Clifton Richard. Debra went home to the Lord with her grandson, Anthony Weaver, a great-granddaughter, Maliyah, and three siblings, Raetta, Jimmy and Ronnie.

Survivors include two daughters, Melvina Richard and Denise Purvis. She will be missed most by her two grandchildren, Kristina and Debra Weaver. She adored all nine of her great-grandchildren.

A graveside service is at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Rough Creek Church Cemetery in Cecilia with the Rev. David Fortner officiating.

Published by The News-Enterprise from May 25 to May 27, 2022.

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