Born February 18, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ed and Carol Strauss Kennedy of Pomeroy. Debora was a Purchasing Agent for the Athens County Department of Human Services. She also worked at the Meigs County Department Human Services as well as being a tax preparer. In her spare time, Debora volunteered at the Chester Shade Historical Society in Chester.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a son, Morgan Kennedy of Cleveland; three brothers, Chuck and Beth Kennedy of Mason, Ohio, David Kennedy of Clemmons, North Carolina and Michael and Carrie Kennedy of Middleport, Ohio; one sister Cheryl and John Thomas of Syracuse, Ohio and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a niece Brandi Thomas.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be Sunday from 12-2 p.m. at the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home. Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net