Pomeroy - Debora Kennedy, 59, of Pomeroy, died Thursday February 2, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis.
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 Job and Family Services. She also worked at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services as well as being a tax preparer. In her spare time, Debora volunteered at the Chester Shade Historical Society in Chester and was a 1975 graduate of Meigs High School.
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 2:00PM Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Chester Shade Historical Association, PO Box 5, in care of Jim Stewart, Chester, Ohio 45720 or to the Brandi Thomas Scholarship Fund, PO Box 536 Syracuse, Ohio 45779. Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net