Debra E. Kennerson

Debra E. Kennerson

Debra E. Kennerson, age 54, passed away on October 23, 2012 at Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Debra was born on December 12, 1957 in Lima, Ohio to Albert and Edna Weber. She graduated from Elida High School in 1976 and married Joseph Kennerson on September 19, 1980.

She is survived by her mother who resides in Lima; brother, Roland (wife Debra) Weber of Elida; sister, Judith (husband John) Wannamacher of Northwood; son, SSgt. Nicholas Smith of RAF Lakenheath, UK; three daughters: Yvonne Ruiz of Petersburg, VA, HM2 Jesse (husband Andrew) Waterfield of USNSE Madrid, Spain, and Julia Kennerson of Radcliff, Kentucky; and five grandchildren: Tyler Wilson, Abbigail Smith, Walter Hooker IV, Lillian Hooker, and Jacob Wilson. She was preceded in death by her father; son-in-law, Robert Ruiz; and niece, Melissa Harmon.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Allentown Methodist Church in Lima, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the SPCA or to the Humane Society.