Debbie G. Williams

November 20, 1953 - October 3, 2016

Debbie Grace Williams (nee Eckelberry) passed away suddenly in her home on Monday, October 3rd, 2016. She was born on November 20, 1953, in Canton, a daughter of Arthur and Anna Grace Eckelberry. Debbie was a 1971 graduate of Lincoln High School, received her B.A. in Sociology and Psychology from Malone University in 1975, and later received an M.A. in Social Work from Eastern Michigan University and an M.B.A. and Juris Doctorate from the University of Toledo. Debbie practiced law in Ohio and Michigan before moving to California and specialized in Juvenile Social Work. She and her husband had just moved back to Ohio to live after retirement. Besides her parents, Debbie was preceded in death by her sisters, Julie Heiser and Cathy Nelson, and also her brother, Arthur "Sonny" Eckelberry, Jr. She is survived by her husband Ken, of the home, her daughter, Diana Buckholz of Dallas, Texas, her stepdaughter Erica (Kristian) Luce of Durango, Colorado, two sisters, Wanda (Wayne) Stiner of Perry Township and Ellen (Carl) Zindl of Largo, Florida. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Private interment will take place at a later date.